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Actor Bandô Hikosaburô II as Takigiya Hikozô

(Japanese, 1739–1820)
(Japanese)
about early 1760s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 31.2 x 14.1 cm (12 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.5843
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem: Mume ga ka ya/ eda wa kuroki no/ ninai ka na (?)
ProvenanceSpring 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.