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Actor Ôtani Hiroji II as Hotei Ichiemon

(Japanese, active 1737–1776)
about 1756 (Hôreki 6), 3rd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 21.8 x 10.2 cm (8 9/16 x 4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.5418
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.