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「義士外伝之内 丁稚伊吾」四代目市村家橘、「義平倅由松」 「義士英名伝之内 天川屋義平」初代 河原崎権十郎 「貞女英名伝之内 家橘 女房於園」二代目岩井紫若
Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as the Amakawaya Apprentice (Detchi) Igo, with Gihei's Son (Segare) Yoshimatsu (R), Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Amakawaya Gihei (C), and Iwai Shijaku II as Gihei's Wife (Nyôbô) Osono, from a Chûshingura series
「義士外伝之内 丁稚伊吾」四代目市村家橘、「義平倅由松」 「義士英名伝之内 天川屋義平」初代 河原崎権十郎 「貞女英名伝之内 家橘 女房於園」二代目岩井紫若
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 × 75.3 cm (14 3/4 × 29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael and Barbara Stedman in memory of Pauline Epstein
Accession Number2009.5125a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe three prints form a triptych, but each is given a slightly different "series title," from right to left: Stories Related to the Loyal Retainers (Gishi gaiden no uchi), Stories of the Loyal Retainers (Gishi eimeiden no uchi), Stories of Virtuous Women (Teijo eimeiden no uchi). Other prints in the series have the title Stories of the Loyal Retainers (Gishi eimeiden no uchi), as on the center sheet, referring to the loyal retainers themselves as opposed to related characters.
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Signed
Baichôrô Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
梅蝶楼国貞画
梅蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 7 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅七改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅七改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBetween 1985 and 1995, gift of Pauline Epstein (d. 1995) to her daughter and son-in law, Barbara and Michael Stedman; 2009, gift of Barbara and Michael Stedman to the MFA. (Accession date: December 16, 2009)