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「ぢこくでん 瀬川吉次」（二代目）、「そう長でん 坂東彦三郎」（二代目）
Actors Segawa Kichiji II as Jikokuden and Bandô Hikosaburô II as Zôchôden
「ぢこくでん 瀬川吉次」（二代目）、「そう長でん 坂東彦三郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1753 (Hôreki 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
41.9 x 29.2 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19701
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 1496; Ukiyo-e taisei 3 (1931), #74
DescriptionPlay: Kamuri Kurabe Yatsushi Kuronushi
Theater: Ichimura
冠競和黒主（かむりくらべやつしくろぬし）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
冠競和黒主（かむりくらべやつしくろぬし）
市村
Signed
Torii Kiyohiro hitsu
鳥居清広筆
鳥居清広筆
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.