Kiyotada I, Actors Sanjô Kantarô II and Ichimura Takenojô IV, 11.13273

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Actors Sanjô Kantarô II and Ichimura Takenojô IV

「三条勘太郎」(二代目)、「市村竹之丞」(四代目) Artist: Torii Kiyotada I (Japanese, active about 1720–1750) Publisher: Komatsuya (Japanese)

Japanese, Edo period, about 1719 (Kyôho 4)

Woodblock printed (nishiki-e); ink on paper with hand-applied color and nikawa

Size: 31.1 x 15.3 cm (Hosoban)

Collection: Asia, Prints and Drawings, MFA 11.13273

William Sturgis Bigelow Collection


for more information see:

MFA Online Collections Database

Summary

currently in progress

Analysis point Results
Pt 1 yellow platter turmeric, orpiment
Pt 2 green robe orpiment, indigo
Pt 3 light green obi flavonoid, dayflower
Pt 4 purple lining safflower, dayflower
Pt 5 red robe madder
Pt 6 white lining trace of lead