Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III as Koman and Ichikawa Ichizô III as Sangobei, from the series Comparisons of Lovers, a Collection of Ballads (Koi awase, hauta-zukushi)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Sasaya Matabei
(Japanese)
Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino)
(Japanese, 1833–1906)
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 5th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.7 x 25.7 cm (14 7/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.880
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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)
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