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「色競九重錦」 「おりう 嵐璃寛」（三代目） 「孫作 嵐璃珏」（二代目）
Actors Arashi Rikan III as Oryû (R) and Arashi Rikaku II as Magosaku (L), in Iro Kurabe Kokonoe Nishiki
「色競九重錦」 「おりう 嵐璃寛」（三代目） 「孫作 嵐璃珏」（二代目）
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki (Japanese, 1841–1899)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban diptych; 24.2 x 36.4 cm (9 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36099a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 113
DescriptionPlay: Iro Kurabe Kokonoe Nishiki
Theater: Kado
色競九重錦（いろくらべここのえにしき）
角
Theater: Kado
色競九重錦（いろくらべここのえにしき）
角
Signed
Yoshitaki ga (on each sheet)
芳瀧画
芳瀧画
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.