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「忠烈義士伝 大星由良之助」五代目市川海老蔵
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V as Ôboshi Yuranosuke, from the series The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Chûretsu gishi den)
「忠烈義士伝 大星由良之助」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), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 23.7 x 16.3 cm (9 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number08.541.74
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano et al., Chûshingura VII (2014), list #1-599, photo p. 21; another print in the series: Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 4 (2003), #79
DescriptionPlay: Iroha-gana Shijûshichi Kun
Theater: Naka
Theater: Naka
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)