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「誠忠義士伝之内 ゑ 菅谷半之丞正利 河原崎国太郎」（初代）
The Syllable We: Actor Kawarazaki Kunitarô I as Kan'ya Hannojo Masanori, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den)
「誠忠義士伝之内 ゑ 菅谷半之丞正利 河原崎国太郎」（初代）
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), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.1 x 25.6 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.888
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMitate (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 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子十改
彫師：片田彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子十改
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)