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「忠孝武勇伝 四郎次郎もと信」 初代大川橋蔵
Actor Ôkawa Hachizô I as Shirojirô Motonobu, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den)
「忠孝武勇伝 四郎次郎もと信」 初代大川橋蔵
Gosôtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23.4 x 16.5 cm (9 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.541.56
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Luhl, "An album of Osaka actor prints," Andon 98 (2014), p. 64, pl. 21R
DescriptionPlay: Sangoku Daichi Nochi no Kusemono
Theater: Kado
Theater: Kado
Signed
Hirosada
広貞
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)