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埋忠徳兵衛 「大谷広次」（二代目）、松永弾正 「中村助五郎」（初代）
Actors Ôtani Hiroji II as Umetada Tokubei and Nakamura Sukegorô I as Matsunaga Danjô
埋忠徳兵衛 「大谷広次」（二代目）、松永弾正 「中村助五郎」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1754 (Hôreki 4), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.6 x 14.8 cm (12 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13239
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0328
DescriptionPlay: Kongen Okuni Kabuki
Theater: Nakamura
根源阿国歌舞伎（こんげんおくにかぶき）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
根源阿国歌舞伎（こんげんおくにかぶき）
中村
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.