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「狩野之雪姫 岩井紫若」（初代） 「松永大膳 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）
Actors Iwai Shijaku I as Kano no Yuki-hime (R) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Matsunaga Daizen (L)
「狩野之雪姫 岩井紫若」（初代） 「松永大膳 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenpô 11), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.3 x 51.4 cm (14 11/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40693a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gion Sairei Shinkôki
Theater: Nakamura
祇園祭礼信仰記（ぎおんさいれいしんこうき）
中村、一番目四段目切
1840、天保１１、08・04
Theater: Nakamura
祇園祭礼信仰記（ぎおんさいれいしんこうき）
中村、一番目四段目切
1840、天保１１、08・04
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.