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Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô as Asaina (Asahina)

(Japanese, active about 1724–1735)
about 1733 (Kyôhô 18)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHosoban; 31.2 x 14.5 cm (12 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.5707
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceSeptember 1911, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from the E. F. Fenollosa collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Actor Sawamura Sojûrô I
Nishimura Shigenobu
about 1734 (Kyôhô 19)