Actors Ichikawa Udanji I as Kajiwara Heiji (R), Kataoka Gatô II as Kajiwara Genta (C), and Mimasu Gennosuke IV as Chidori (L), in Hiragana Seisuiki – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Actors Ichikawa Udanji I as Kajiwara Heiji (R), Kataoka Gatô II as Kajiwara Genta (C), and Mimasu Gennosuke IV as Chidori (L), in Hiragana Seisuiki

Actors Ichikawa Udanji I as Kajiwara Heiji (R), Kataoka Gatô II as Kajiwara Genta (C), and Mimasu Gennosuke IV as Chidori (L), in Hiragana Seisuiki

「梶原平次　市川右団二」（初代）　　「梶原源太　片岡我当」（二代目）　　「千鳥　三枡源之助」（四代目）　「ひらかな盛衰記」

Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki (Japanese, 1841–1899)
Publisher: Awaya Bunzô (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1870 (Meiji 3), 8th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical chûban triptych; 23.8 x 52.9 cm (9 3/8 x 20 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection

Accession Number08.542.2a-c

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Hiragana Seisuiki
Theater: Kado
ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
角

Signed Yoshitaki ga (on each sheet)
芳瀧画

Marks Unidentified seal or publisher's mark

ProvenanceBy date unknown, Alfred Greenough Collection, Boston, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker, Milton, MA; 1908, bequest of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 17, 2007)