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Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the Footman (Yakko) Shihei

Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the Footman (Yakko) Shihei

(Japanese, 1835–1900)
(Japanese)
(Japanese)
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 36.9 × 25 cm (14 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.914
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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)
Mirror of Famous People in Peaceful Times (Taihei yûmei kagami)
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Enjoying a Comparison of the Flowers of the Four Seasons (Hana awase shiki no yûran)
Enjoying a Comparison of the Flowers of the Four Seasons (Hana awase shiki no yûran)
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Actor Sawamura Tosshô II as Kichiza
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Courtesan of the Ebiya, from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Courtesan of the Ebiya, from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
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Courtesan of the Sanotsuchiya, No. 1 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Courtesan of the Sanotsuchiya, No. 1 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Toyohara Kunichika
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 11th month
Courtesan of the Owariya, No. 22 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Courtesan of the Owariya, No. 22 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Toyohara Kunichika
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 2nd month
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Tsubone Iwafuji
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Tsubone Iwafuji
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Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
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1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month
Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
Lord Genji's Cormorant Fishing Excursion (Genji no kimi ukai gyoyû no zu)
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1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Female Bandit (Onna tôzoku) Omatsu
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Female Bandit (Onna tôzoku) Omatsu
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Woman Holding Fan, from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections of Charming Figures (Tsuya sugata sanjûrokkasen)
Woman Holding Fan, from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections of Charming Figures (Tsuya sugata sanjûrokkasen)
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1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month
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Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Outcaste (Hinin) Jirobei (R), Onoe Kikujirô II as Jirobei's Wife (Nyôbô) Okisa, Ichimura Uzaemon XIV as Tamaya ShInbei (C), and Bandô Mitsugorô VI as Mikuni Kojorô (L)
Toyohara Kunichika
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 9th month