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「船頭松右衛門実ハ樋口の次郎 嵐吉三郎」（三代目） 「女房およし 尾上栄三郎」（三代目）
Actors Arashi Kichizaburô III as the Boatman (Sendô) Matsuemon, actually Higuchi no Jirô (R), and Onoe Eizaburô III as His Wife (Nyôbô) Oyoshi (L)
「船頭松右衛門実ハ樋口の次郎 嵐吉三郎」（三代目） 「女房およし 尾上栄三郎」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1842 (Tenpô 13), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 34.8 x 46.5 cm (13 11/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40667a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.40667a-b (1842 edition), 11.43788a-b (1849 edition)
Play: Hiragana Seisuiki
Theater: Kawarazaki
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
河原崎
1842、天保１３、04・26
Play: Hiragana Seisuiki
Theater: Kawarazaki
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
河原崎
1842、天保１３、04・26
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：なし
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.