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「荒次郎 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）、「源左衛門 沢村源之助」（初代）
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as Arajirô and Sawamura Gennosuke I as Genzaemon
「荒次郎 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）、「源左衛門 沢村源之助」（初代）
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1811 (Bunka 8), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.1 x 25 cm (14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22456
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 001-0265
DescriptionPlay: Hana Shôbu Sano ni Yatsuhashi
Theater: Nakamura
花菖蒲佐野八橋（はなしょうぶさのにやつはし）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
花菖蒲佐野八橋（はなしょうぶさのにやつはし）
中村
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Moriya Jihei
Illegible publisher's mark.
改印：極、森治
Illegible publisher's mark.
改印：極、森治
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.