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「二役伝吉 尾上菊五郎」（三代目）
DEACESSIONED October 25, 2012
Actor Onoe Kikugorô III in a Second Role (Futayaku) as Denkichi
「二役伝吉 尾上菊五郎」（三代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1835 (Tenpô 6), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 32.9 x 22.2 cm (12 15/16 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40716
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLeft sheet of an incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: *11.40716 (left sheet only; deaccessioned in 2012), *11.40717 (right sheet only; deaccessioned in 2012), 11.43381a-c, 11.43461a-c (complete)
Play: Ume no Haru Gojûsan Tsugi
Theater: Ichimura
梅初春五十三駅（うめのはるごじゅうさんつぎ）
市村
MFA impressions: *11.40716 (left sheet only; deaccessioned in 2012), *11.40717 (right sheet only; deaccessioned in 2012), 11.43381a-c, 11.43461a-c (complete)
Play: Ume no Haru Gojûsan Tsugi
Theater: Ichimura
梅初春五十三駅（うめのはるごじゅうさんつぎ）
市村
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
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.