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「佐野次郎左衛門 沢村源之助」（二代目） 「万字屋八ッ橋 瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Actors Sawamura Gennosuke II as Sano Jirozaemon (R) and Segawa Kikunojô V as Manjiya Yatsuhashi (L)
「佐野次郎左衛門 沢村源之助」（二代目） 「万字屋八ッ橋 瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1831 (Tenpô 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.5 x 52.1 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40738a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Iro no Ayatsuri Kuruwa Bunsho
Theater: Kawarazaki
色操廓文章
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
色操廓文章
河原崎
Signed
Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
国貞画
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.