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「梅川」三代目岩井粂三郎、「忠兵衛」二代目片岡我童、「金有相蔵」初代中村相蔵
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Umegawa, Kataoka Gadô II as Chûbei, and Nakamura Aizô I as Kin'yû Aizô
「梅川」三代目岩井粂三郎、「忠兵衛」二代目片岡我童、「金有相蔵」初代中村相蔵
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37130
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-3223
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.37130, 11.38314
Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai
Theater: Nakamura
恋飛脚大和往来（こいびきゃくやまとおうらい）
中村
Play: Koi Bikyaku Yamato Ôrai
Theater: Nakamura
恋飛脚大和往来（こいびきゃくやまとおうらい）
中村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 9
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、寅九
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：改、寅九
彫師：彫竹
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.