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Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Courtesan (Keisei) Yûgiri, from an untitled series of actor portraits


「契情夕霧」 三代沢村田之助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 4th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 25.5 cm (14 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.773
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Chicken 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane
改印:酉四改
彫師:小泉彫兼
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)