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「沢井又五郎 中村芝翫」 （二代目） 「おそで 岩井粂三郎」 （二代目）
Actors Nakamura Shikan II as Sawai Matagorô (R) and Iwai Kumesaburô II as Osode (L)
「沢井又五郎 中村芝翫」 （二代目） 「おそで 岩井粂三郎」 （二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1831 (Tenpô 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.9 x 49.7 cm (14 1/8 x 19 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40739a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sono Umayaji Sagara no Kikigaki
Theater: Nakamura
駅相良聞記（そのうまやじさがらのききがき）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
駅相良聞記（そのうまやじさがらのききがき）
中村
Signed
Kôchôrô Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
香蝶楼国貞画
香蝶楼国貞画
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.