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「小式部実は美女丸 市川門之助」（三代目） 「七あや実ハ将軍太郎良門 瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke III as Koshikibu, actually Bijomaru (R), and Segawa Kikunojô V as Nanaaya, actually Shôguntarô Yoshikado (L)
「小式部実は美女丸 市川門之助」（三代目） 「七あや実ハ将軍太郎良門 瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1822 (Bunsei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.7 x 49.8 cm (14 7/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40681a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gohiiki Tsuwamono no Majiwari
Theater: Ichimura
御贔屓竹馬友達（ごひいきつわもののまじわり）
市村
1822、文政０５、11・01
Theater: Ichimura
御贔屓竹馬友達（ごひいきつわもののまじわり）
市村
1822、文政０５、11・01
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.