Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as Uji Hyôbunosuke, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as Uji Hyôbunosuke, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den)

Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as Uji Hyôbunosuke, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Heroism (Chûkô buyû den)

「忠孝武勇伝　宇治兵部のすけ」　五代目市川海老蔵

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; 23.6 x 16.1 cm (9 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection

Accession Number08.541.71

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi
Theater: Naka
碁太平記白石噺（ごたいへいきしらいしばなし）
角

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)