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「かうのもろのう 中村助五郎」（初代）、「力弥 佐野川市松」（初代）
Actors Nakamura Sukegorô I as Kô no Moronô [=Moronao] and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I as Rikiya
「かうのもろのう 中村助五郎」（初代）、「力弥 佐野川市松」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1749 (Kan'en 2), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.4 x 14.7 cm (12 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13236
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0294
DescriptionPlay: Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
鳥居清信筆
鳥居清信筆
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.