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The Snake WIllow (Ja yanagi): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Suhama Sôzu, with an actor from the past as Kûkai, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)

The Snake WIllow (Ja yanagi): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Suhama Sôzu, with an actor from the past as Kûkai, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)

(Japanese, 1844–1901)
(Japanese, 1847–1929)
(Japanese)
(Japanese, 1850–1913)
(Japanese)
1895 (Meiji 28), October 5 OR 1896 (Meiji 29), January 12
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.2 x 24 cm (14 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Accession numberRES.53.13
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1953, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession date: March 12, 1953)
Contents Page (Mokuroku) for the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Contents Page (Mokuroku) for the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1895 (Meiji 28), December 12
Just a Minute! (Shibaraku): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kamakura Gongorô Kagemasa, with an actor from the past as the Prince (Shinnô), from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Just a Minute! (Shibaraku): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kamakura Gongorô Kagemasa, with an actor from the past as the Prince (Shinnô), from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1895 (Meiji 28), October 5
Beard and Sickle (Kamahige): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Sôma Masakado, with an actor from the past as Tawara Tôda, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Beard and Sickle (Kamahige): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Sôma Masakado, with an actor from the past as Tawara Tôda, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1895 (Meiji 28), December 12
The Subscription List (Kanjinchô): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Musashibô Benkei, with an actor from the past as Togashi, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
The Subscription List (Kanjinchô): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Musashibô Benkei, with an actor from the past as Togashi, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1896 (Meiji 29), May 20
Kagekiyo: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kazusa Akushichibyôe, with an actor from the past as Shigetada, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Kagekiyo: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Kazusa Akushichibyôe, with an actor from the past as Shigetada, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1895 (Meiji 28), November 10
Fuwa: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Fuwa Banzaemon, with an actor from the past as Nagoya Sanza, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Fuwa: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Fuwa Banzaemon, with an actor from the past as Nagoya Sanza, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1896 (Meiji 29), January 12
Narukami: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Narukami Shônin, with an actor from the past as Taema-hime, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Narukami: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Narukami Shônin, with an actor from the past as Taema-hime, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1896 (Meiji 29), January 12
Jealousy (Uwanari): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Teruhi no Miko, with an actor from the past as Kishô, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Jealousy (Uwanari): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Teruhi no Miko, with an actor from the past as Kishô, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1896 (Meiji 29), March 8
Pulling the Elephant (Zôbiki): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Yamanoue Gennaizaemon, with an actor from the past as Suzuka no Ôji, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Pulling the Elephant (Zôbiki): Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Yamanoue Gennaizaemon, with an actor from the past as Suzuka no Ôji, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1896 (Meiji 29), May 22
Sukeroku: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Hanakawado Agemaki's Sukeroku, with an actor from the past as Ikyû, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Sukeroku: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Hanakawado Agemaki's Sukeroku, with an actor from the past as Ikyû, from the series The Eighteen Great Kabuki Plays (Kabuki jûhachiban)
Torii Kiyosada
1896 (Meiji 29), February 20
Public Reading (Yomitate), from the series Annual Events of the Theater in Edo (Ô-Edo shibai nenjû gyôji)
Public Reading (Yomitate), from the series Annual Events of the Theater in Edo (Ô-Edo shibai nenjû gyôji)
Torii Kiyosada
1897 (Meiji 30), April
Saruwaka Play (Saruwaka kyôgen), from the series Annual Events of the Theater in Edo (Ô-Edo shibai nenjû gyôji)
Saruwaka Play (Saruwaka kyôgen), from the series Annual Events of the Theater in Edo (Ô-Edo shibai nenjû gyôji)
Torii Kiyosada
1897 (Meiji 30), February 5