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「早野勘平 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「こし元おかる 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Hayano Kanpei (R) and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Koshimoto Okaru (L)
「早野勘平 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「こし元おかる 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kobayashi Tetsujirô (Maruya Tetsujirô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Kobayashi Tetsujirô (Maruya Tetsujirô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.1 x 51.1 cm (14 5/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.847-8
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 00.847 (left), 00.848 (right)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamkura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
1862、文久０２
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamkura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
1862、文久０２
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: Dog 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：戌六改
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：戌六改
彫師：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)