Nakamura Shichisaburo and Unidentified Actor in the roles of a Samurai and his Attendant
ArtistAttributed to
Torii Kiyonobu I 鳥居 清信
(Japanese, 1664–1729)
Datelate 17th–early 18th century
MediumSumizuri-e; ink on paper; a modern impression perhaps from an old block from which the artist's signature and publisher's mark have been removed.
Dimensions71.2 x 50.5 cm (28 1/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.1321
Label TextNakamura Shichisaburo was a famous actor of gentle male roles. This print has tentatively been connected with the 1699 Nakamura-za production of Keisei Asamagatake. The actual woodblock is now part of the holdings of the Freer Gallery of Art. From it a few trial proofs were purportedly printed in 1905. Stylistically reminiscent of Kiyonobu I.On View
Not on view
