The Death in Action of Imai Shirô at the Battle of Awazu (Awazu kassen Imai Shirô uchijini no zu)
Utagawa Yoshikazu
(Japanese, active 1848–1870)
Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô)
(Japanese)
1852 (Kaei 5), 7th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 37.2 × 75 cm (14 5/8 × 29 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.1427, 00.1428a-b
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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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