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「三代目坂東三津五良三十三回忌追善狂言五人女相勤申候 五代目坂東三津五郎」 （六代目坂東三津五郎）
DEACESSIONED October 25, 2012
Actor Bandô Mitsugorô VI in Five Female Roles, a Memorial Performance on the Thirty-third Anniversary of the Death of Bandô Mitsugorô III (Sandaime Bandô Mitsugorô sanjûsankaiki tsuizen kyôgen gonin onna aikin môshi sôrô, Godaime Bandô Mitsugorô)
「三代目坂東三津五良三十三回忌追善狂言五人女相勤申候 五代目坂東三津五郎」 （六代目坂東三津五郎）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 24.1 cm (14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40232
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: *11.40232 (deaccessioned in 2012), 11.45477
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Yosete Mitsu Yomiya no Hanadashi
Play (main feature): Sono Na Nomi Karigane-zome
Theater: Morita
The actor known today as Mitsugorô VI was actually Mitsugorô V during his lifetime. It was later decided to award the name Mitsugorô V posthumously to his father Bandô Shûka I, and make the son Mitsugorô VI in the official lineage.
寄三大宵祭花☆（よせてみつよみやのはなだし） 常磐津、富本、清元、長唄
其名雁金染（そのなのみかりがねぞめ）
守田、二番目大切
1863、文久０３、06・14
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Yosete Mitsu Yomiya no Hanadashi
Play (main feature): Sono Na Nomi Karigane-zome
Theater: Morita
The actor known today as Mitsugorô VI was actually Mitsugorô V during his lifetime. It was later decided to award the name Mitsugorô V posthumously to his father Bandô Shûka I, and make the son Mitsugorô VI in the official lineage.
寄三大宵祭花☆（よせてみつよみやのはなだし） 常磐津、富本、清元、長唄
其名雁金染（そのなのみかりがねぞめ）
守田、二番目大切
1863、文久０３、06・14
Signed
Nanajûhassai Toyokuni hitsu
七十八歳豊国筆
七十八歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：亥六改
彫師：片田彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
改印：亥六改
彫師：片田彫長
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.