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「八重垣紋三」初代河原崎権十郎 「鬼あざみ清吉」四代目市川小団次
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Yaegaki Monzô (R) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Oniazami Seikichi (L)
「八重垣紋三」初代河原崎権十郎 「鬼あざみ清吉」四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37 x 50.6 cm (14 9/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.841-2
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 00.841 (left), 00.842 (right)
Play: Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui
Theater: Icbhimura
小袖曽我薊色縫（こそでそがあざみのいろぬい）
市村
1859、安政０６
Play: Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui
Theater: Icbhimura
小袖曽我薊色縫（こそでそがあざみのいろぬい）
市村
1859、安政０６
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：未正改
彫師：彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：未正改
彫師：彫兼
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)