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「唐犬重兵衛 市川鰕十郎」（初代） 「平井権八 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Actors Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Tôken Jûbei (R) and Nakamura Utaemon III as Hirai Gonpachi (L)
「唐犬重兵衛 市川鰕十郎」（初代） 「平井権八 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1816 (Bunka 13), intercalary 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 38 x 50.8 cm (14 15/16 x 20 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36198a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 88
DescriptionPlay: Benimurasaki Aide Someage
Theater: Kado
紅紫大坂潤（べにむらさきあいでそめあげ）
角
Theater: Kado
紅紫大坂潤（べにむらさきあいでそめあげ）
角
Signed
Shigemaro ga (on each sheet)
重麿画
重麿画
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.