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「九へん化のうち 江口君 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Eguchi no kimi, from the series Dance of Nine Changes (Kyû henge no uchi)
「九へん化のうち 江口君 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1815 (Bunka 12), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 24.7 cm (14 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39388
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2): Sono Kokonoe Saishiki-zakura
Scene: Winter: Echigo no Kimi, Botan Shakkyô
Play (main feature): Godairiki Iro no Minato
Theater: Nakamura
其九絵彩四季桜（そのここのえさいしきざくら） 長唄
江口の君、牡丹石橋（えぐちのきみ、ぼたんしゃっきょう）
五大力艶湊（ごだいりきいろのみなと）
中村、二番目大切
1815、文化１２、03・06
Scene: Winter: Echigo no Kimi, Botan Shakkyô
Play (main feature): Godairiki Iro no Minato
Theater: Nakamura
其九絵彩四季桜（そのここのえさいしきざくら） 長唄
江口の君、牡丹石橋（えぐちのきみ、ぼたんしゃっきょう）
五大力艶湊（ごだいりきいろのみなと）
中村、二番目大切
1815、文化１２、03・06
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：なし
Inscriptions「青柳や月にこほるゝ額髪 京伝」
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.