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Actor Ichimura Manzô, a Rising Star (Tayûko), as a Puppeteer

(Japanese, active about 1717–1750)
about 1737 (Genbun 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
DimensionsHosoban; 31.7 x 15 cm (12 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.6635
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
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about 1723 (Kyôhô 8)
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about 1720 (Kyôhô 5)
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about 1726 (Kyôhô 11)
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about 1729 (Kyôhô 14)