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「元吉要之助」八代目市川団十郎 「三荘太夫」五代目市川海老蔵 「太夫娘おさん」三代目嵐璃寛
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Motoyoshi Yônosuke (R), Ichikawa Ebizô V as Sanshô Dayû (C), and Arashi Rikan III as Dayû's Daughter (Musume) Osan
「元吉要之助」八代目市川団十郎 「三荘太夫」五代目市川海老蔵 「太夫娘おさん」三代目嵐璃寛
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kazusaya Iwazô (Iwakichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kazusaya Iwazô (Iwakichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 75.8 cm (14 9/16 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.909-11
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 00.909 (left), 00.910 (center), 00.911 (right)
MFA impressions: 00.909-11 (complete), 11.29521 (right sheet only), 11.29522 (left sheet only)
Play: Mukashi Banashi Sanshô Dayû
Theater: Kawarazaki
昔談柄三升太夫（むかしばなしさんしょうだゆう）
河原崎
1852、嘉永０５、04・28
MFA impressions: 00.909-11 (complete), 11.29521 (right sheet only), 11.29522 (left sheet only)
Play: Mukashi Banashi Sanshô Dayû
Theater: Kawarazaki
昔談柄三升太夫（むかしばなしさんしょうだゆう）
河原崎
1852、嘉永０５、04・28
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome, Rat 5
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、子五
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、子五
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)