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Actor Onoe Kikugorô V as Bettô no Oto, with a Niagari Dodoitsu Song

(Japanese, 1835–1900)
1873 (Meiji 6), September
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 33.6 × 25.2 cm (13 1/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of L. Aaron Lebowich
Accession numberRES.52.2
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1952, gift of Louis Aaron Lebowich (b. 1880), Boston, to the MFA.
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