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「新口村孫右衛門」四代目坂東彦三郎、「つちや梅川」 三代目岩井粂三郎、「亀屋忠兵衛」二代目片岡我童 「清元太兵衛」
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Ninokuchimura Magoemon (R), Iwai Kumesaburô III as Tsuchiya Umegawa, and Kataoka Gadô II as Chûbei (C), with Chanter Kiyomoto Tahei
「新口村孫右衛門」四代目坂東彦三郎、「つちや梅川」 三代目岩井粂三郎、「亀屋忠兵衛」二代目片岡我童 「清元太兵衛」
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 76.6 cm (14 9/16 x 30 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38311a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-7515 (R), 101-7516 (C), 101-7517 (L); Baren no kai, Zuroku kôki Utagawa-ha (1988), #90
DescriptionPlay: 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
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 (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅八
彫師：なし
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.