Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as En’ya Hangan Takasada, from the series Alphabet Proverbs for Actors
Toyohara Kunichika
Edo period (1615-1868), 1867
Titles Actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as En’ya Hangan Takasada, from the series Alphabet Proverbs for Actors (Proper)@「はい優いろはたとへ」 「えん谷判官高貞」初代市川左団次 (Proper)@Portrait of an Actor (Former title)
Signature Recto, printed in white cartouche, upper left: Kunichika writes (国周筆, Kunichika fude) [larger one]
Marks Recto, printed in white cartouche, right of signature: Carver Takichi (彫工多吉, Hori-kō Takichi )
Recto, seal of censor, right of signature: Hare 8 aratame (卯八改) [upper]
Recto, seal of publisher, right of signature: Publisher / Masudaya / Shiba Shin-mei Mae (版元 / 増田屋 / 芝神明前, Hanmoto / Masudaya / Shiba Shin-mei Mae) [lower]
Inscription Recto, printed in cards, above figure: Alphabet Proverbs for Actors (はい優いろはたとへ, Haiyū iroha tatoe), To lose an argument despite being in the right (利があつて非におちる, Ri ni katte hi ni ochiru), Judge En'ya Takasada (えん谷判官高貞, En'ya Hangan Takasada) [right to left]
Provenance Donald A. Wood; gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama 1994
