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The Syllable Ma: Actor Arashi Kichisaburô III as Akagaki Genzô Masakata, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den)


「誠忠義士伝之内 ま 赤垣源蔵正賢 嵐吉三郎」(三代目)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôyama Toyojirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 9th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 25.4 cm (14 7/16 x 10 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.885
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMitate (imaginary performance).
Signed Nanajûkyû sai Toyokuni hitsu
七十九歳豊国筆
Marks Censor's seal: Rat 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印:子九改
彫師:片田彫長
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)