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「桜屋の小まん 岩井紫若」（初代）
Actor Iwai Shijaku I as Sakuraya no Koman
「桜屋の小まん 岩井紫若」（初代）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1825 (Bunsei 8), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.6 x 26 cm (15 3/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15130
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (second feature): Godairiki Koi no Fûjime
Play (main feature): Genpei Nunobiki no Taki
Theater: Kawarazaki
五大力恋緘（ごだいりきこいのふうじめ）
源平布引滝（げんぺいぬのびきのたき）
河原崎、二番目
1825、文政０８、06・16
Play (main feature): Genpei Nunobiki no Taki
Theater: Kawarazaki
五大力恋緘（ごだいりきこいのふうじめ）
源平布引滝（げんぺいぬのびきのたき）
河原崎、二番目
1825、文政０８、06・16
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.