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The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

(Japanese, active about 1750–1780)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHashira-e; 68.5 x 12.5 cm (26 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.8996
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceJuly 1914, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Kodaira; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Actors Onoe Kikugorô and Nakamura Tomijûrô
Tomikawa Fusanobu (Ginsetsu)
about 1756 (Hôreki 6), 11th month
Watônai Fighting the Tiger
Tomikawa Fusanobu (Ginsetsu)
about 1758 (Hôreki 8)