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「みやぎの 沢村田之助」（三代目） 「しのぶ 坂東三津五郎」（六代目）
Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III as Miyagino and Bandô Mitsugorô VI as Shinobu, from an untitled series of actor portraits
「みやぎの 沢村田之助」（三代目） 「しのぶ 坂東三津五郎」（六代目）
Japanese
Meiji era
1870 (Meiji 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.8 × 47.2 cm (14 1/8 × 18 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.34918a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://www.kabuki21.com/mitsugoro6.php
DescriptionPlay: Go Taiheiki Shiraishi Banashi
Theater: Nakamura
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on left sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 5 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：午五改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：午五改
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 2000)
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.