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No. 16, Sekiya: Actor Sawamura Tanosuke II, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of Edo Purple (Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô)


「江戸紫五十四帖 第十六 関屋」 二代目沢村田之助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Sadayuki (Japanese)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 25.7 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.879
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Description見立
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Monjin Sadayuki ga (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人貞幸画
Marks Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 8
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印:衣笠、村田、子八
彫師:彫竹
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)