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「早の勘平 坂東三津五郎」（三代目）、「こしもとおかる 岩井半四郎」（五代目）
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô III as Hayano Kanpei and Iwai Hanshirô V as Koshimoto Okaru
「早の勘平 坂東三津五郎」（三代目）、「こしもとおかる 岩井半四郎」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1808 (Bunka 5), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
文化０５ ( 1808)・05・05
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
文化０５ ( 1808)・05・05
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.