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「不破伴左エ門」五代目市川海老蔵 「名古屋山三郎」 五代目沢村長十郎
Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Fuwa Banzaemon (R) and Sawamura Chôjûrô V as Nagoya Sanza (L)
「不破伴左エ門」五代目市川海老蔵 「名古屋山三郎」 五代目沢村長十郎
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Iseya Bunshichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Publisher: Iseya Bunshichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.3 x 49.6 cm (14 5/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38359a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Date Kurabe Uwasa no Saya-ate
Theater: Kawarazaki
伊達競高評鞘当（だてくらべうわさのさやあて）
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
伊達競高評鞘当（だてくらべうわさのさやあて）
河原崎
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：彫巳の
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：彫巳の
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.