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Actor Bandô Shûka I as the Nun Seigen (Seigen-ni)

Actor Bandô Shûka I as the Nun Seigen (Seigen-ni)

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
(Japanese)
1847 (Kôka 4), 3rd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 38 x 26 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of L. Aaron Lebowich
Accession numberRES.52.4
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1952, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.
Tamayori-hime [=Tamaori-hime], from the series Stories of Wise Women and Faithful Wives (Kenjo reppu den)
Tamayori-hime [=Tamaori-hime], from the series Stories of Wise Women and Faithful Wives (Kenjo reppu den)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1842–43 (Tenpô 13–14)
Conservation Status: After Treatment
The Ghosts of the Taira Attack Yoshitsune in Daimotsu Bay
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1849–52 (Kaei 2–5)
Takiguchi Shinsuke
Takiguchi Shinsuke
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1851–52 (Kaei 4–5)
Four Stations: Hodogaya, Totsuka, Fujisawa, and Hiratsuka, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan eki yonshuku meisho)
Four Stations: Hodogaya, Totsuka, Fujisawa, and Hiratsuka, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan eki yonshuku meisho)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1830–35 (Tenpô 1–6)
Four Stations: Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada, and Kanaya, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan eki yonshuku meisho)
Four Stations: Okabe, Fujieda, Shimada, and Kanaya, from the series Famous Views of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan eki yonshuku meisho)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1830–35 (Tenpô 1–6)
Min Ziqian (Bin Shiken), from the series The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijûshi kô)
Min Ziqian (Bin Shiken), from the series The Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety in China (Morokoshi nijûshi kô)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1)
Poem by Fujiwara no Okikaze, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Poem by Fujiwara no Okikaze, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki no Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Poem by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki no Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Poem by Kôkô Tennô, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Poem by Kôkô Tennô, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Poem by Bun'ya no Yasuhide, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Poem by Ôe no Chisato, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Poem by Ôe no Chisato, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)
Poem by Ônakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Poem by Ônakatomi no Yoshinobu Ason, from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi)
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
about 1840–42 (Tenpô 11–13)