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Fuwa Kazuemon Masatane, age 34 (by Yoshitoshi); and Actor Sawamura Tosshô II as ... Saizaburô (by Kunichika), from the series True Portraits and Theatrical Scenes in Pairs for the Iroha Syllabary (Shinzô gekijô iroha awase)

(Japanese, 1839–1892)
(Japanese, 1835–1900)
(Japanese)
1869 (Meiji 2), 2nd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
DimensionsVertical ôban, creped; 21.8 x 15.8 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.1812
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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)
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