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「誠忠義士伝之内 み 横川勘平宗則 市村家橘」（四代目）
The Syllable Mi: Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Yokokawa Kanpei Munenori, from the series Stories of the True Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Seichû gishi den)
「誠忠義士伝之内 み 横川勘平宗則 市村家橘」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôyama Toyojirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ôyama Toyojirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.1 x 25 cm (14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1261
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionImaginary performance (mitate).
Signed
Ôju Nanajûkyû sai Toyokuni hitsu
応需七十九歳豊国筆
応需七十九歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 3 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子三改
彫師：片田彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子三改
彫師：片田彫長
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)