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The Seventh Act (Shichidanme): Actors Bando Hikosaburo V as Hayano Kanpei and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Okaru, from an untitled series of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)


「七段目」 「おかる 沢村田之助」(三代目)、「平右衛門 坂東彦三郎」(五代目)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Horikô Ko-Kin (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 6th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban 36.8 x 25.3 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43622
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Dog 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Ko-Kin
改印:戌六改
彫師:彫工小金
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.