Actor Jitsukawa Enjaku II

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1925-1929
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Ink and color on silk with applied paper labels
  • Dimension

    H x W (image): 39.9 x 30.6 cm (15 11/16 x 12 1/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F2004.14
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F2004.14

Object Details

  • Artist

    Natori Shunsen 名取春仙 (1886-1960)
  • Description

    Scroll contained in modern wooden box with lid. Proper right jiku damaged. From the catalog card for this object, kept by Robert Muller: "On the mount are pasted donation envelopes, customarily given to actors in appreciation of outstanding performances."
  • Signatures

    Signed and sealed Shunsen
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Facing East: Portraits from Asia (July 1 to September 4, 2006)
    Dream Worlds: Modern Japanese Prints and Paintings from the Robert O. Muller Collection (November 06, 2004 to January 7, 2007)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase from the Estate of Robert O. Muller — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial Fund
  • Type

    Painting
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