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「大いそのとら 坂東簑助」（二代目）、「かむろ 坂東三津太郎」 「小林朝ひな 中村芝翫」（二代目） 「梶原平二 関三十郎」（二代目）
Actors Bandô Minosuke II as Ôiso no Tora, Bandô Mitsutarô as a Kamuro (R), Nakamura Shikan II as Kobayashi Asahina (C), and Seki Sanjûrô II as Kajiwara Heiji (L)
「大いそのとら 坂東簑助」（二代目）、「かむろ 坂東三津太郎」 「小林朝ひな 中村芝翫」（二代目） 「梶原平二 関三十郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1832 (Tenpô 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.6 x 76.4 cm (14 13/16 x 30 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39733a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hana ni Tori Sakigake Soga
Theater: Nakamura
花鳥魁曽我（はなにとりさきがけそが）
中村
天保０３ ( 1832)・01・
Theater: Nakamura
花鳥魁曽我（はなにとりさきがけそが）
中村
天保０３ ( 1832)・01・
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
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.