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Actor Seki Sanjūrō as Shukan Sōzu in his first performance

Woodblock Print
1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sheet from woodblock print triptych. Right sheet in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in indoor setting.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleActor Seki Sanjūrō as Shukan Sōzu in his first performance (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodblock print on paper
Brief description
Right sheet from woodblock print triptych, 'Actor Seki Sanjūrō as Shukan Sōzu in his first performance' by Shunbaisai Hokuei (fl. 1824-1837), Osaka, Japan, 1835. Depiction from the play Hime Komatsu performed at the Naka Theatre, Osaka.
Physical description
Sheet from woodblock print triptych. Right sheet in ōban format, nishiki-e (full-colour print). Figure in indoor setting.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
  • Width: 25.4cm
Taken from register
Marks and inscriptions
  • 「御見え狂言」
    Translation
    First performance
    Transliteration
    'Omemie Kyōgen'
  • 「俊寛僧都 関三十郎」
    Translation
    [Actor] Seki Sanjūrō [as] Shukan Sōzu
    Transliteration
    'Shukan Sōzu Seki Sanjūrō'
  • 「春梅斎北英画」 (Artist signature)
    Transliteration
    'Shunbaisai Hokuei ga'
Object history
Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
E.5102A/1-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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