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四代目中村歌右衛門、三代目嵐吉三郎 初代岩井紫若、五代目市川海老蔵 十二代目市村羽左衛門、五代目沢村宗十郎
Actors Visiting a Temple: Nakamura Utaemon IV and Arashi Kichisaburô III (R); Iwai Shijaku I and Ichikawa Ebizô V (C); Ichimura Uzaemon XII and Sawamura Sôjûrô V (L)
四代目中村歌右衛門、三代目嵐吉三郎 初代岩井紫若、五代目市川海老蔵 十二代目市村羽左衛門、五代目沢村宗十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1830s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 75.8 cm (14 5/8 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38536a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://www.kuniyoshiproject.com/Actors%20off%20stage,%20Part%20II.htm
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.