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「笹の三五兵衛 市川団十郎」（七代目） 「桜屋の小まん 瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VII as Sasa no Sangobei (R) and Segawa Kikunojô as Sakuraya no Koman (L)
「笹の三五兵衛 市川団十郎」（七代目） 「桜屋の小まん 瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1831 (Tenpô 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.8 x 48.7 cm (14 1/2 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40662a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (second feature): Godairiki HIyoku no Mitsumon
Play (main feature): Botan ni Chô Hatsu ga Fumibako
Theater: Kawarazaki
五大力比翼三紋（ごだいりきひよくのみつもん）
牡丹蝶初篋（ぼたんにちょうはつがふみばこ）
河原崎、二番目
1831、天保０２、03・05
Play (main feature): Botan ni Chô Hatsu ga Fumibako
Theater: Kawarazaki
五大力比翼三紋（ごだいりきひよくのみつもん）
牡丹蝶初篋（ぼたんにちょうはつがふみばこ）
河原崎、二番目
1831、天保０２、03・05
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.