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「三浦屋おみわ 瀬川菊之丞」（初代）、「曽我の十郎 市村宇左衛門」（八代目）
Actors Segawa Kikunojô I as Miuraya Omiwa and Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Soga no Jûrô
「三浦屋おみわ 瀬川菊之丞」（初代）、「曽我の十郎 市村宇左衛門」（八代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1743 (Kanpô 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30 x 14.9 cm (11 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13230
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Haru wa Akebono Kuruwa Soga (or: Haru no Akebono Kuruwa Soga)
Theater: Ichimura
春曙☆曽我（はるはあけぼのくるわそが）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
春曙☆曽我（はるはあけぼのくるわそが）
市村
Signed
Gakô Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
画工鳥居清信筆
画工鳥居清信筆
InscriptionsPoem: Miwataseba/ yanagi sakura no/ koi moyô/ shibai zo hana no/ Azuma waranbe
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.