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Actor Nakamura Kiyosaburô I as the Courtesan (Tayû) Takasago

(Japanese, active about 1725–1760)
1754 (Hôreki 4), 11th month (?)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 29.9 x 13.7 cm (11 3/4 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.7220
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceFebruary 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from J. Clarence Webster Collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.