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Actor Mimasu Daigorô IV as Ukiyo Tohei, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den)


「忠孝武勇傳 うき世渡へゐ」 四代目三枡大五郎
Gosôtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Publisher: Tenmaya Kihei (Tenki) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 8th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical chûban; 23.6 x 16.2 cm (9 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.541.67
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Waseda db 016-1981
DescriptionPlay: Azuma Miyage Date no Hinagata
Theater: Naka
東都産伊達雛形(あずまみやげだてのひながた)

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)