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The Actor Bandō Hikosaburō II as the Clerk Hisamatsu Standing Outside the Oil Merchant’s Shop to See his Lover

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1739–1820)
Datemid-1760s
MediumWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsVertical hosoban; overall: 11 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (29.1 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.287
Status
Not on view
Exhibition History
When Words Meet Pictures: East Asian Painting and Sculpture
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 25, 1994 - November 15, 1994 )
Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 3, 2009 - July 19, 2009 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Collections
  • Asian