Actors Ichikawa Kuzô III as Daigorô (R), Sawamura Tanosuke III as Dainichi Otake (C), and Nakamura Shikan IV as Nanpô Jûjibei (L)

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Actors Ichikawa Kuzô III as Daigorô (R), Sawamura Tanosuke III as Dainichi Otake (C), and Nakamura Shikan IV as Nanpô Jûjibei (L)

「大五朗　市川九蔵」（三代目）　　「大日お竹　沢村田之助」（三代目）　「南方十次兵衛　中村芝翫」（四代目）

Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 9th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37 × 76.4 cm (14 9/16 × 30 1/16 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of William Perkins Babcock

Accession Number00.1246a-c

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Futatsu Chôchô Iro no Dekiaki
Theater: Morita
双蝶色成曙（ふたつちょういろのできあき）
守田

Signed Kunichika ga (on each sheet)
国周画

Marks Censor's seal: Rat 9 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：子九改
彫師：なし

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)