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「園部左衛門 市村家橘」（四代目） 「うす雪姫 坂東彦三郎」（六代目）
Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Sonobe Saemon (R) and Bandô Mitsugorô VI as Usugumo-hime (L)
「園部左衛門 市村家橘」（四代目） 「うす雪姫 坂東彦三郎」（六代目）
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Enshūya Hikobei (Japanese)
Publisher: Enshūya Hikobei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 × 52.6 cm (14 3/16 × 20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38959a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
国貞画(年玉枠）
国貞画(年玉枠）
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 7 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥七改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：亥七改
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.