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「故人元祖 中村仲蔵 追善」 「中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Sanbasô in a Memorial Performance for the Late Nakamura Nakazô
「故人元祖 中村仲蔵 追善」 「中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1812 (Bunka 9), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.6 x 25.3 cm (14 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17225
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (opening): Kotobuki Sanbasô
Play (main feature): HIragana Seisuiki
Theater: Nakamura
寿三番叟
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
中村
Play (main feature): HIragana Seisuiki
Theater: Nakamura
寿三番叟
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
中村
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Nishinomiya Shinroku
改印：極、西宮
改印：極、西宮
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.