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「大坂角芝居 坂東三津五郎所作事大当り／＼」「神功皇后」奴・神功皇后 三代目坂東三津五郎 「大坂角芝居 中村歌右衛門所作事大当り／＼」「武内宿祢」 奴・武内宿祢 三代目中村歌右衛門
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô III as a Yakko with a Fan Showing Empress Jingû (R), and Nakamura Utaemon III as a Yakko with a Fan Showing Takeshiuchi no Sukune (L), in a Great Hit Dance Performance (Shosagoto, ôatari, ôatari) at the Kado Theater in Osaka (Ôsaka Kado shibai)
「大坂角芝居 坂東三津五郎所作事大当り／＼」「神功皇后」奴・神功皇后 三代目坂東三津五郎 「大坂角芝居 中村歌右衛門所作事大当り／＼」「武内宿祢」 奴・武内宿祢 三代目中村歌右衛門
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1821 (Bunsei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.8 x 51 cm (14 7/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39893a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-7152 (R), 101-7153 (L)
DescriptionPlay: Jingû Kôgô
Theater: Kado, Osaka
神功皇后（じんぐうこうごう）
角、大坂
Theater: Kado, Osaka
神功皇后（じんぐうこうごう）
角、大坂
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
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.