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「赤根屋半七 中村芝翫」（二代目） 「三勝 岩井粂三郎」（二代目）
Actors Nakamura Shikan II as Akaneya Hanshichi (R) and Iwai Kumesaburô II as Sankatsu (L)
「赤根屋半七 中村芝翫」（二代目） 「三勝 岩井粂三郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1831 (Tenpô 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 38 x 51.8 cm (14 15/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40674a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo play has been found that corresponds exactly to this scene, but the two actors performed together at the Nakamura theater in 1831.
本図に該当する興行なし。ただし<1>中村芝翫・<2>岩井粂三郎・<1>中村歌六が同座するのは天保2年度の中村座のみ。
本図に該当する興行なし。ただし<1>中村芝翫・<2>岩井粂三郎・<1>中村歌六が同座するのは天保2年度の中村座のみ。
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.