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Komusô Made Out of Characters (Moji komosô): Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô II as Soga no Gorô and Nakamura Takesaburô I as Shôshô

(Japanese, active about 1696–1716)
1715 (Shôtoku 5), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 29 x 40.2 cm (11 7/16 x 15 13/16 in. )
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession number53.2925
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceÔta Nanpo (aka Shoku Sanjin, b. 1749 - d. 1823), Japan (dates of ownership not established). 1953, gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 10, 1953)