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三代目沢村宗十郎の鬚の意休
Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Hige no Ikyû
三代目沢村宗十郎の鬚の意休
Japanese
Edo period
1791 (Kansei 3), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.2 x 13.2 cm (12 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18218
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sukeroku Kuruwa Futabagusa
Theater: Ichimura
助六花街二葉草（すけろくくるわのふたばぐさ）
市村
Sôjûrô and Ichikawa Monnosuke alternated every other day in the roles of Sukeroku and Ikyû.
Theater: Ichimura
助六花街二葉草（すけろくくるわのふたばぐさ）
市村
Sôjûrô and Ichikawa Monnosuke alternated every other day in the roles of Sukeroku and Ikyû.
Signed
Shun'ei ga
春英画
春英画
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.