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Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Soga no Jûrô (R) and Ichikawa Yaozô II as Soga no Gorô (L)


九代目市村宇左衛門の曽我十郎  二代目市川八百蔵の曽我五郎
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1777 (An'ei 6), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban diptych; 31.3 x 28.5 cm (12 5/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4144, 21.4181
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionDiptych: 21.4144 (left), 21.4181 (right)

MFA impressions: 11.18793VR (11.18793, 11.18824, 11.18845) (complete triptych), 21.4144VR (21.4144, 21.4181) (two left sheets)

Play: Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga
Theater: Ichimura
常盤花羽衣曽我(つきせぬはるはごろもそが)
市村
Signed Shunshô ga (on each sheet)
春章画
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.