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Actor Onoe Kikugorô III (?) in a Courtesan's Bedroom

(Japanese, 1794–1832)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 20.6 x 18.4 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number53.2732
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Shungyôtei Kazan: Sono iro mo/ matsu to kasumi to/ hitotsu yogi/ Onoe ni netaru/ tsuki no katsura o 「春暁亭霞山 その色も 松と霞の ひとつ夜着 尾上にねたる 月のかつら男 」
Provenance1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)