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「三五兵衛」四代目三枡大五郎 「源五兵衛」四代目中村歌右衛門 「菊の」二代目中山南枝
Actors Mimasu Daigorô IV as Sangobei (R), Nakamura Utaemon IV as Gengobei (C), and Nakayama Nanshi II as Kikuno (L)
「三五兵衛」四代目三枡大五郎 「源五兵衛」四代目中村歌右衛門 「菊の」二代目中山南枝
Gosôtei Hirosada (Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban triptych; 25 x 53.3 cm (9 13/16 x 21 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.35565a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 105; Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 4 (2003), #387
DescriptionPlay: Godairiki Koi no Fûjime
Theater: Naka
五大力恋緘（ごだいりきこいのふうじめ）
中
Theater: Naka
五大力恋緘（ごだいりきこいのふうじめ）
中
Signed
Hirosada (on each sheet)
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ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.