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「[？]の内 不忍 三枚続」 三代目尾上菊五郎、「岩井半四郎」（六代目）、「関三十郎」（二代目） 「沢村訥升」（初代）、「岩井杜若」、「市川八百蔵」（五代目） 「坂東三津五郎」（四代目）、「市川団十郎」（八代目）、初代坂東玉三郎
Actors in Snow at Shinobazu Pond, a Triptych ([illegible] no uchi Shinobazu sanmaitsuzuki): Onoe Kikugorô III, Iwai Hanshirô VI, Seki Sanjûrô II (R); Sawamura Tosshô I, Iwai Tojaku, Ichikawa Yaozô V (C); Bandô Mitsugorô IV, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII, Bandô Tamasaburô I, and a Servant (L)
「[？]の内 不忍 三枚続」 三代目尾上菊五郎、「岩井半四郎」（六代目）、「関三十郎」（二代目） 「沢村訥升」（初代）、「岩井杜若」、「市川八百蔵」（五代目） 「坂東三津五郎」（四代目）、「市川団十郎」（八代目）、初代坂東玉三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1830s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 33 x 67.1 cm (13 x 26 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37221a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe beginning of the title has been trimmed off of all three sheets.
Bandô Mitsugorô IV and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII took those names in 1832.3 (when Danjûrô was 9); Iwai Tojaku and Iwai Hanshirô VI used the names from 1832.11. In the picture, Danjûrô has the words "8th generation" (hachidaime) in the pattern of his jacket, and Tamasaburô has the character "Tama."
Bandô Mitsugorô IV and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII took those names in 1832.3 (when Danjûrô was 9); Iwai Tojaku and Iwai Hanshirô VI used the names from 1832.11. In the picture, Danjûrô has the words "8th generation" (hachidaime) in the pattern of his jacket, and Tamasaburô has the character "Tama."
Signed
Gokitei Sadafusa (on left sheet)
五亀亭貞房画
五亀亭貞房画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.