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「東山さくら荘子」 「喜右衛門 実川八百蔵」（初代） 「佐倉宗五郎 市川右団次」（初代）
Actors Jitsukawa Yaozô I as Kichiemon (R) and Ichikawa Udanji I as Sakura Sôgorô (L), in Higashiyama Sakura Zôshi
「東山さくら荘子」 「喜右衛門 実川八百蔵」（初代） 「佐倉宗五郎 市川右団次」（初代）
Sasaki Yoshimitsu (Japanese, 1850–1891, active 1873–1880)
Japanese
Meiji era
1873 (Meiji 6),11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban diptych; 24.2 x 35.5 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36244a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 122
DescriptionPlay: Higashiyama Sakura Zôshi
Theater: Kado
東山桜荘子（ひがしやまさくらぞうし）
角
Theater: Kado
東山桜荘子（ひがしやまさくらぞうし）
角
Signed
Yoshimitsu ga (on each sheet)
芳光画
芳光画
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.