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「左金吾頼兼」五代目沢村長十郎 「高尾」三代目岩井粂三郎
Actors Sawamura Chôjûrô V as Sakingo Yorikane (R) and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Takao (L)
「左金吾頼兼」五代目沢村長十郎 「高尾」三代目岩井粂三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.7 x 48 cm (14 1/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38390a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sawa Murasaki Iro no Minakami
Play (main feature): Date Zensei Sakura no Iromaku
Theater: Nakamura
沢紫色水上（さわむらさきいろのみなかみ）、富本
伊達旭盛桜幕（だてぜんせいさくらのいろまく）
中村、一番目三幕目
1849、嘉永０２
Play (main feature): Date Zensei Sakura no Iromaku
Theater: Nakamura
沢紫色水上（さわむらさきいろのみなかみ）、富本
伊達旭盛桜幕（だてぜんせいさくらのいろまく）
中村、一番目三幕目
1849、嘉永０２
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
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.