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「三浦之介 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「九尾 沢村田之助」(三代目）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Miuranosuke and Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Nine-tailed Fox (Kyûbi)
「三浦之介 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「九尾 沢村田之助」(三代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 24.4 cm (14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40229
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Tamakushige Akebono Soga
Theater: Nakamura
宝九字匣曙曽我（たまくしげあけぼのそが）、だんまり
中村、三立目
1863、文久０３、01・14
本図の役名は辻・役割番付にはなく、絵本番付にのみあり。
Theater: Nakamura
宝九字匣曙曽我（たまくしげあけぼのそが）、だんまり
中村、三立目
1863、文久０３、01・14
本図の役名は辻・役割番付にはなく、絵本番付にのみあり。
Signed
Nanajûhassai Toyokuni hitsu
七十八歳豊国筆
七十八歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：亥正改
彫師：松島彫政
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：亥正改
彫師：松島彫政
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.