/internal/media/dispatcher/995216/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailA Modern Version of the Story of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Jōruri-himeabout 1785 (Tenmei 5)Torii KiyonagaNishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō)Vertical ōban; 39.2 x 25.8 cm (15 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.)Woodblock print (key block); ink on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.139750Right sheet of incomplete triptych. Second state of the first edition, with the heads replaced by means of newly-cut inlays in the key block; however, the interior scene at the center right edge remains the same.
A second edition (not in the MFA) was made slightly later, from completely different blocks, with updated hairstyles and other changes.
MFA impressions, all first edition, various states:
Right sheet: 11.13885 (second state), 11.13975 (key block, second state), 11.25128 (first state), 21.7505 (third state)
Center sheet: 11.13976 (key block, second state), 11.25130 (first state), 21.7504 (first state), 34.359 (first state)
Left sheet: 11.25129 (second state), 21.7503 (first state), 34.358 (first state)Prints39.200000000039.000000000021046201