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「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)
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)
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
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
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
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)