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Actor Sawamura Kitô I as Takao, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den)


「忠孝武勇伝 たか尾」 初代沢村其答
Gosôtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 3rd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 23.7 x 16.4 cm (9 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.541.40
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 4 (2003), #83
DescriptionPlay: Meiboku Sendai Hagi
Signed Hirosada
広貞
ProvenanceBy date unknown, Alfred Greenough Collection, Boston, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker, Milton, MA; 1908, bequest of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 17, 2007)