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Acts IV, V, VI, and VII, from the series Cut-out Pictures of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Harimaze Chûshingura)


「張交忠臣蔵」 「四段目」、「六段目」、「五段目」、「七段目」
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.6 × 25.6 cm (14 7/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.815
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionProbably the center sheet of an incomplete triptych, with 00.816 as the left sheet.
Signed Baichôrô Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouches
梅蝶楼国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、辰十一
彫師:なし
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)