| Maker(s): | Ippitsusai Bunchō
| | Culture: | Japanese (active 1760-1792)
| | Title: | Actor Nakamura Matsue (Riko), from the series Ehon Butai Ōgi [Illustrated Book of Stage Celebrities Framed in Fan]
| | Date Made: | 1770
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
| | Place Made: | Asia; Japan
| | Measurements: | Mount: 12 1/2 in x 9 in; 31.7 cm x 22.9 cm; Sheet: 9 13/16 in x 6 3/16 in; 24.9 cm x 15.7 cm; Image: 9 5/8 in x 6 in; 24.4 cm x 15.2 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | SEAL: recto, ctr. l.: [Mori Uji, Japanese character]; INSCRIPTION: recto, ctr. r.: [Nakamura Matsue, Japanese character]; INSCRIPTION: rector, lwr. l.: [Riko, Japanese character]
| | Accession Number: | MH 1973.215.Q.RII
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Actor Nakamura Matsue (1742- 1786) depicted in elaborate brown and green kimono with big white crane patterns, turning to his left. Japanese print, ukiyo-e, kabuki, actor, fan.
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