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「三国小女郎 岩井粂三郎」（初代）、「鵜飼九十郎 嵐三八」（初代）
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô I as Mikuni Kojorô and Arashi Sanpachi I as the Cormorant Fisherman (Ukai) Kujûrô
「三国小女郎 岩井粂三郎」（初代）、「鵜飼九十郎 嵐三八」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1798 (Kansei 10), 1st month (?)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 23.8 cm (14 1/4 x 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25426
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Tomigaoka Koi no Yamabiraki (?)
Theater: Kiri (?)
富岡恋山開（とみがおかこいのやまびらき）
桐
However, according to Kabuki Nenpyô, vol. 5, p. 248, in this production Kojorô was played by Segawa Kikunojô III.
Theater: Kiri (?)
富岡恋山開（とみがおかこいのやまびらき）
桐
However, according to Kabuki Nenpyô, vol. 5, p. 248, in this production Kojorô was played by Segawa Kikunojô III.
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga
一陽斎豊国画
一陽斎豊国画
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.