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「雪月花 二の中」 「早枝政右衛門」四代目市川鰕十郎 「石田の局」三代目嵐吉三郎 「奴矢田平」二代目尾上多見蔵
Actors Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV as Sae no Masaemon (R), Arashi Kichisaburô III as Ishida no Tsubone (C), and Onoe Tamizô II as the Footman (Yakko) Yatabei (L), in Act 2 of Setsugekka
「雪月花 二の中」 「早枝政右衛門」四代目市川鰕十郎 「石田の局」三代目嵐吉三郎 「奴矢田平」二代目尾上多見蔵
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban triptych; 25.3 x 54.1 cm (9 15/16 x 21 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36156a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 110
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Setsugekka
Theater: Naka
けいせい雪月花（けいせいせつげっか）
中
Theater: Naka
けいせい雪月花（けいせいせつげっか）
中
Signed
Yoshitaki (on each sheet)
芳瀧
芳瀧
Marks
Artist's seal: Hôsai
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.