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Actor Onoe Kikugorô I, called Baikô, as Issun Tokubei

(Japanese, active 1737–1776)
1760 (Hôreki 10), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsWide hosoban; 38.6 x 17.2 cm (15 3/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.5398
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Katachi nara/ kao nara chiga mo/ mume zakura
ProvenanceFormerly in the Kobayashi collection; October 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.