四代目松本幸四郎とその家庭|The Kabuki Actor Matsumoto Kōshirō IV

Torii Kiyonaga

ca. 1783 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

This is an offstage glimpse at the superstar Matsumoto Kōshirō IV (1737–1802), who became a pupil of Danjūrō IV in 1757 and took the name of Kōshirō IV in 1772. He is relaxed, smoking a pipe and appreciating tea utensils, in the company of two women. The family crest of the hereditary name of Kōshirō, four flowers arranged in the shape of a diamond, appears on his kimono.

Artist

Torii Kiyonaga

Date

ca. 1783

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936