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Actors Sanjô Kantarô II as Gonshichi, a Seller of Guidebooks (Saiken-uri Gonshichi), and Sanogawa Mangiku as Sakuragi

(Japanese, 1706–1763)
1730 (Kyôhô 15), 11th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, nikawa, and metallic pigment
DimensionsHosoban; 30.6 x 14.6 cm (12 1/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.7180
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.