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「重忠 市川九蔵」（二代目） 「樋口次郎兼光 嵐吉三郎」（三代目） 「おふで 尾上菊次郎」（二代目）
Actors Ichikawa Kuzô II as Shigetada (R), Arashi Kichisaburô III as Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu (C), and Onoe Kikujirô II as Ofude (L)
「重忠 市川九蔵」（二代目） 「樋口次郎兼光 嵐吉三郎」（三代目） 「おふで 尾上菊次郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1842 (Tenpô 13), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35 x 69.8 cm (13 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38508a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 100-5171 (R), 100-5172 (C), 100-5173 (L)
DescriptionPlay: Hiragana Seisuiki
Theater: Kawarazaki
ひらかな盛衰記
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
ひらかな盛衰記
河原崎
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
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.