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「足利義照」二代目沢村訥升 「石川五右衛門」二代目尾上和市 「けいせゐたき川」三代目岩井粂三郎
Actors Sawamura Tosshô II as Ashikaga Yoshiteru (R), Onoe Waichi II as Ishikawa Goemon (C), and Iwai Kumesaburô III as the Courtesan (Keisei) Takigawa (L)
「足利義照」二代目沢村訥升 「石川五右衛門」二代目尾上和市 「けいせゐたき川」三代目岩井粂三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.7 x 75.9 cm (14 1/16 x 29 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40102a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (second feature): Kamagafuchi Futatsu-domoe
Play (main feature): Irohagana Kane no Sashimono
Theater: Nakamura
釜賀淵二巴（かまがふちふたつどもえ）
いろは仮名金捺（いろはがなかねのさしもの）
中村、二番目
1857、安政０４
Play (main feature): Irohagana Kane no Sashimono
Theater: Nakamura
釜賀淵二巴（かまがふちふたつどもえ）
いろは仮名金捺（いろはがなかねのさしもの）
中村、二番目
1857、安政０４
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
彫師：なし
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.