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「山うば 沢村田之助」（二代目）
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke II as Yamauba
「山うば 沢村田之助」（二代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1813 (Bunka 10), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.7 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39372
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPossibly a diptych: 11.39372 (left), 11.39384 (right)
Play (finale): Komochi Yamanba
Play (main feature): Sugata no Hana Azuma no Datezome
Theater: Ichimura
嫗山姥（こもちやまんば）
姿花江戸伊達染（すがたのはなあづまのだてぞめ）
市村、切狂言
1812、文化０９、04・11
Play (finale): Komochi Yamanba
Play (main feature): Sugata no Hana Azuma no Datezome
Theater: Ichimura
嫗山姥（こもちやまんば）
姿花江戸伊達染（すがたのはなあづまのだてぞめ）
市村、切狂言
1812、文化０９、04・11
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Tsutaya Jûzaburô
改印：極、蔦十
改印：極、蔦十
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.