Toyokuni III / Kunisada
Left panel of a diptych. From the play Hiragana Seisuiki. Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Higuchi no Jirô Kanemitsu, Nakamura Kôzô I as Boatman (Sendô) Mataroku, Bandô Matahachi(?) as Boatman Kichiroku (R), Arashi Kichiroku I as Boatman Tomizô, Nakamura Kansuke(?) as Boatman Kansuke, and Onoe Kikujirô II as the Wife (Nyôbô) Oyoshi (L).
Publisher: Hayashiya Shôgorô
Date: 1855
Condition: Remnants of Edo era backing. Good color and impression.
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/477701