/internal/media/dispatcher/982431/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHistorical Site of Sano at Itahana Station (Itahana, Sano koseki): Actor Onoe Shinshichi III (?) as [Sano] Genzaemon Tsuneyo, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū eki)1852 (Kaei 5), 12th monthUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Minatoya KoheiVertical ōban; 38.1 x 26.1 cm (15 x 10 1/4 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.173240Station 15.
MFA impressions: 11.17324, 2021.1216
Sano Genzaemon Tsuneyo is best known as the main character of the nō play (also adapted for kabuki) Hachinoki, who sacrifices his three prized bonsai trees as firewood to keep a guest warm; the potted pine, bamboo, and plum are shown in the border of the title cartouche. The main image shows him earlier in his life, as a young warrior in armor holding a round box that probably contains the head of an enemy.
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