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「八重垣紋三」初代河原崎権十郎 「蔭山繁之丞」二代目沢村訥升
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Yaegaki Monzô (R) and Sawamura Tosshô II as Kageyama Shigenojô (L)
「八重垣紋三」初代河原崎権十郎 「蔭山繁之丞」二代目沢村訥升
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.2 x 51.9 cm (14 5/8 x 20 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.899-900
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 00.899 (left), 00.900 (right)
Play: Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui
Theater: Ichimura
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、02・05
Play: Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui
Theater: Ichimura
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、02・05
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 2 aratame
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Take (on right sheet), Yokokawa Hori Take (on left sheet)
改印：未弐改
彫師：彫竹 横川彫竹
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Take (on right sheet), Yokokawa Hori Take (on left sheet)
改印：未弐改
彫師：彫竹 横川彫竹
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)