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「小西是斎 関三十郎」（三代目）
Actor Seki Sanjûrô III as Konishi Zesai
「小西是斎 関三十郎」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenpô 11), 8th month (?)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.3 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38306
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionSeki Sanjûrô III took the name in 1840.4.
Play: Gion Sairei Shinkôki
Theater: Nakamura
祇園祭礼信仰記（ぎおんさいれいしんこうき）
中村
Play: Gion Sairei Shinkôki
Theater: Nakamura
祇園祭礼信仰記（ぎおんさいれいしんこうき）
中村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
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.