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「當盛役者押絵羽子板」 「綱 坂東三津五郎」、「せいねい 尾上菊五郎」、「貞光 関三十郎」
Designs of Popular Actors for Collage-picture Battledores (Tōsei yakusha oshi-e hagoita): Bandō Mitsugorō IV as Tsuna (R), Onoe Kikugorō III as Seinei (C), and Seki Sanjūrō II as Sadamitsu (L)
「當盛役者押絵羽子板」 「綱 坂東三津五郎」、「せいねい 尾上菊五郎」、「貞光 関三十郎」
Japanese
Edo period
1832 (Tenpō 3), 11th month (date of play)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ōban; 25.8 x 37.3 cm (10 3/16 x 14 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38333
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Bandō Musha Tsuna-ga-tehajime
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1832 (Tenpō 3), 11th month
坂東武者綱手始（ばんどうむしゃつながてはじめ）
市村
天保０３ ( 1832)・11・27
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1832 (Tenpō 3), 11th month
坂東武者綱手始（ばんどうむしゃつながてはじめ）
市村
天保０３ ( 1832)・11・27
Signed
Ichiyūsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each design)
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.