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「誠忠義士伝之内 天川屋女房於其 尾上菊五郎」（四代目）
Actor Onoe Kikugorô IV as Amakawaya's Wife (Nyôbô) Osono, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den no uchi)
「誠忠義士伝之内 天川屋女房於其 尾上菊五郎」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôyama Toyojirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ôyama Toyojirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 25.2 cm (14 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.886
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano et al., Chûshingura VII (2014), list #2-906, photo p. 203
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.886, 11.25056
Mitate (imaginary performance).
Mitate (imaginary performance).
Signed
Nanajûkyû sai Toyokuni hitsu
七十九歳豊国筆
七十九歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 11 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子十一改
彫師：片田彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子十一改
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)