Plum: Actors Arashi Kichisaburô III as Tôken Gonbei, Comparable to Yang Zhi (Yôshi ni hisu) (R); Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei, Comparable to Ruan Xiaoer (Genshôji hisu) (C); and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Yakko no Koman, Comparable to Little Sanniang [=Hu Sanniang] (Kosanjô ni hisu) (L), from the series A Modern Shuihuzhuan (Tôsei suikoden)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Hayashiya Shôgorô
(Japanese)
1859 (Ansei 6), 8th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 38 x 77.9 cm (14 15/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession number00.921, 00.922, 00.955
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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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