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「笹野三五兵へ 中村翫雀」（二代目） 「勝間源五兵へ 中村玉七」（初代） 「五大力恋緘」
Actors Nakamura Kanjaku II as Sasano Sangobei (R) and Nakamura Tamashichi I as Katsuma Gengobei (L), in Godairiki Koi no Fûjime
「笹野三五兵へ 中村翫雀」（二代目） 「勝間源五兵へ 中村玉七」（初代） 「五大力恋緘」
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki (Japanese, 1841–1899)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban diptych; 24.2 x 36.6 cm (9 1/2 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36148a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 110
DescriptionPlay: Godairiki Koi no Fûjime
Theater: Chikugo
五大力恋緘（ごだいぎりこいのふうじゅめ）
筑後
Theater: Chikugo
五大力恋緘（ごだいぎりこいのふうじゅめ）
筑後
Signed
Yoshitaki (on each sheet)
芳瀧
芳瀧
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.