Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Tonase and Sawamura Tosshô II as Konami, in Act VIII, from an untitled series of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura)

忠臣蔵　「八段目」　「となせ　坂東彦三郎」（五代目）、「小なみ　沢村訥升」（二代目）

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Horikô Ko-Kin (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1862 (Bunkyû 2), 6th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 26.1 cm (14 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession Number00.781

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)

Marks Censor's seal: Dog 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Ko-Kin
改印：戌六改
彫師：彫工小金

ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)