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「滝川実ハ阿古屋 岩井紫若」（初代） 「万字屋藤吉 市川海老蔵」（五代目） 「鷲の長吉 市川団十郎」（八代目）
Actors Iwai Shijaku I as Takigawa, actually Akoya (TR), Ichikawa Ebizô V as Manjiya Tôkichi (BR) and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Washi no Chôkichi (BL)
「滝川実ハ阿古屋 岩井紫若」（初代） 「万字屋藤吉 市川海老蔵」（五代目） 「鷲の長吉 市川団十郎」（八代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1838 (Tenpô 9), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, two-tier triptych; 73 x 50.2 cm (28 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40721a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Fudehajime Mazebari Soga
Theater: Kawarazaki
筆手始交張曽我（ふではじめまぜばりそが）
河原崎
1838、天保０９、01・26
Theater: Kawarazaki
筆手始交張曽我（ふではじめまぜばりそが）
河原崎
1838、天保０９、01・26
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.