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「肥田守正清 片岡仁左衛門」（八代目）
Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Hida no kami Masakiyo
「肥田守正清 片岡仁左衛門」（八代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, creped; 21.7 x 15.9 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1804
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hachijin Shugo no Honjô
Theater: Nakamura
八陣守護城（はちじんしゅごのほんじょう）
中村
1861、文久０１
Theater: Nakamura
八陣守護城（はちじんしゅごのほんじょう）
中村
1861、文久０１
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：酉十改
彫師：松島彫政
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：酉十改
彫師：松島彫政
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)