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「天川屋儀平 沢村訥升」（初代） 「おその 岩井半四郎」（六代目）
Actors Sawamura Tosshô I as Amakawaya Gihei (R) and Iwai Hanshirô VI as Osono (L)
「天川屋儀平 沢村訥升」（初代） 「おその 岩井半四郎」（六代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1835 (Tenpô 6), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.3 x 51 cm (14 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40645a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Morita
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
森田
1835、天保０６、08・06
Theater: Morita
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
森田
1835、天保０６、08・06
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.