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「不破伴左衛門 関三十郎」（二代目） 「中居おやま 岩井杜若」（初代） 「名古屋山三 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Actors Seki Sanjûrô II as Fuwa Banzaemon (R), Iwai Tojaku I as the Geisha's Assistant (Nakai ) Oyama (C), and Nakamura Shikan II as Nagoya Sanza (L)
「不破伴左衛門 関三十郎」（二代目） 「中居おやま 岩井杜若」（初代） 「名古屋山三 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1833 (Tenpô 4), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 72 cm (14 x 28 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38464a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionPlay: Sakuradoki Hana no Yoshiwara
Theater: Nakamura
桜時花吉原（さくらどきはなのよしわら）
中村
1833、天保０４、03・03
Theater: Nakamura
桜時花吉原（さくらどきはなのよしわら）
中村
1833、天保０４、03・03
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
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.