The Dragon Palace Shrine (Ryūgū gongen): Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Yorinobu, Mimasu Gennosuke I as Chiharu (above); Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Tsuna, Seki Sanjūrō II as Sadamitsu, Onoe Kikugorō III as Hidetake, Kataoka Ichizō I as Kintoki, and Ichikawa Danzō V (below)

「竜宮権現」　「頼信」十二代目市村羽左衛門　初代三枡源之助　四代目坂東三津五郎　二代目関三十郎　三代目尾上菊五郎　初代片岡市蔵

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)

Japanese

Edo period

1832 (Tenpō 3), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal ōban, upright diptych; 52.5 x 38 cm (20 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Anonymous gift

Accession NumberRES.49.23a-b

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Kuniyoshi & Kunisada (2016), #53; Iwakiri et al., Edo no eiyū II (2010), #74

DescriptionPlay: Bandō Musha Tsuna ga Tehajime
Theater: Ichimura
坂東武者綱手始（ばんどうむしゃつながてはじめ）
市村
1832、天保０３、11・27

Signed Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
No publisher's mark
改印：極
版元：なし

Provenance1949, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 10, 1949)