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「当今の一の宮 山盛の皇子 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V as Tôkon Ichi no Miya Yamamori no Ôji
「当今の一の宮 山盛の皇子 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 × 25 cm (14 9/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17384
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionProbably the right sheet of an incomplete diptych (compare 11.21317-8).
Play: Chi JIn Yû Mitsugumi Sakazuki
Theater: Nakamura
三達徳組公爵（ちじんゆうみつぐみさかずき）
中村
1864、元治０１
Play: Chi JIn Yû Mitsugumi Sakazuki
Theater: Nakamura
三達徳組公爵（ちじんゆうみつぐみさかずき）
中村
1864、元治０１
Signed
Baichôrô Kunisada ga
梅蝶楼国貞画
梅蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子十改
彫師：片田彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：子十改
彫師：片田彫長
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.