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「誠忠義士伝之内 高野武蔵守師直 中村歌右衛門」(四代目)
Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Kôno Musashi no kami Moronao, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den no uchi)
「誠忠義士伝之内 高野武蔵守師直 中村歌右衛門」(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), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.2 cm (14 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.893
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.893, 11.25055
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 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)