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The Collection of Alec Wood

Ichikawa Danjurō VII as Misuji no Tsunagorō
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (1786-1865)
Publisher: unidentified (35)
1830
Signature
五渡亭國貞画
Gototei Kunisada ga
Publisher Seal
Reference: Marks 30-063
Labeled Figures/Features
「三筋の綱五郎　下り市川團十郎」 "Misuji no Tsunagorō / kudari Ichikawa Danjurō" — the epithet "kudari" refers to the actor's recent return from a stay in Kamigata
Commentary
Ichikawa Danjurō VII as the hairdresser (kamiyui 髪結) Misuji no Tsunagorō 三筋の綱五郎 in Ichikawaya Masago no gohiiki 市川哉真砂御摂, staged 1830.8 at the Kawarazaki. Presumably one sheet of a triptych; the other sheets are not known.
Dimensions
Vertical ōban; 26 × 37.6 cm (10.2 × 14.8 in)
Additional Images
Reverse
Detail of seals and signature
Related Items
MFA RES.53.56 (1830) [another design from the same staging]