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三代目中島勘左衛門の高師直 三代目市川八百蔵ヵの桃井若狭之丞ヵ
Actors Nakajima Kanzaemon III as Kô no Moronao (R) and Ichikawa Yaozô III (?) as Momonoi Wakasanosuke (?) (L)
三代目中島勘左衛門の高師直 三代目市川八百蔵ヵの桃井若狭之丞ヵ
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1783 (Tenmei 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 31.7 x 14.2 cm (12 1/2 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.469-70
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #526 (R only; attr. Shunshô, dated 5/1786)
DescriptionDiptych: 54.469 (right), 54.470 (left)
MFA impressions: 06.1295 (right sheet only), 54.469-70 (complete diptych)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
MFA impressions: 06.1295 (right sheet only), 54.469-70 (complete diptych)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar)
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)