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「桜丸 沢村訥升」（初代）
Actor Sawamura Tosshô I as Sakuramaru
「桜丸 沢村訥升」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenpô 11), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 24.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39309
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 11.29097-9 (complete), 11.39308 (right sheet), 11.39309 (left sheet)
Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Theater: Nakamura
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
中村
1840、天保１１、09・11
MFA impressions: 11.29097-9 (complete), 11.39308 (right sheet), 11.39309 (left sheet)
Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Theater: Nakamura
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
中村
1840、天保１１、09・11
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
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.