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「局岩藤」五代目坂東彦三郎 「仕女お初」三代目沢村田之助 「中老尾上」二代目沢村訥升
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Tsubone Iwafuji (R), Sawamura Tanosuke III as Jijo Ohatsu (C), and Sawamura Tosshô II as Chûrô Onoe (L)
「局岩藤」五代目坂東彦三郎 「仕女お初」三代目沢村田之助 「中老尾上」二代目沢村訥升
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 76.1 cm (14 3/4 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.919a-c
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sano Keizu Soga no Gosho-zome
Theater: Nakamura
佐埜譜曽我館染（さのけいずそがのごしょぞめ）
中村
1862、文久０２、01・14
Theater: Nakamura
佐埜譜曽我館染（さのけいずそがのごしょぞめ）
中村
1862、文久０２、01・14
Signed
Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 1 aratame
Blockcutter's marks: Matsushima Hori Masa (on right and left sheets), Horikô Matsushima Masakichi (on center sheet)
改印：戌正改
彫師：松島彫政 彫工松島政吉
Blockcutter's marks: Matsushima Hori Masa (on right and left sheets), Horikô Matsushima Masakichi (on center sheet)
改印：戌正改
彫師：松島彫政 彫工松島政吉
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)