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「清玄尼 岩井半四郎」（六代目） 「松若 沢村訥升」（初代）
Actors Iwai Hanshirô VI as the Nun Seigen (R) and Sawamura Tosshô I as Matsuwaka (L)
「清玄尼 岩井半四郎」（六代目） 「松若 沢村訥升」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1835 (Tenpô 6), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.4 x 51 cm (14 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37231a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hana Butai Yoshi ya Otoko
Theater: Morita
花舞台丹前侠客（はなぶたいよしやおとこ）
森田
Theater: Morita
花舞台丹前侠客（はなぶたいよしやおとこ）
森田
Signed
Gokitei Sadafusa ga (on each 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.