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Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as Yujima no Sankichi

(Japanese, 1835–1900)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 11th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
DimensionsVertical ôban, creped; 21.3 × 15.8 cm (8 3/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Treat Paine, Jr. through Mrs. Robert Treat Paine, Jr.
Accession number65.1145
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceBy 1965, Robert Treat Paine, Jr. (b. 1900 - d. 1965), Cambridge, MA: 1965, by inheritance to his wife, Barbara Birkhoff Paine (b. 1909 - d. 1995), Cambridge, MA; 1965, gift of Mrs. Paine to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 1965)
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