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「市川八百蔵改三代目関三十郎」（三代目）、十二代目市村羽左衛門 口上図
Actors Seki Sanjûrô III, formerly Ichikawa Yaozô, with Ichimura Uzaemon XII, Greeting the Audience (kôjô)
「市川八百蔵改三代目関三十郎」（三代目）、十二代目市村羽左衛門 口上図
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenpô 11), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.3 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39461
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Descriptionひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
市村
市村
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
Inscriptions「十二代目家橘 花の後ふたゝひ松のしけりかな」「松の日はかさす扇にあまりけり 黄雀」
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.