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「近江小藤太成家」三代目関三十郎 「八幡ノ三郎行氏」初代中村福助
Actors Seki Sanjûrô III as Ômi Kotôda Shigeie (R) and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hachiman no Saburô Yukiuji (L)
「近江小藤太成家」三代目関三十郎 「八幡ノ三郎行氏」初代中村福助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.3 x 50.3 cm (13 7/8 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40820a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Toshitoku Soga Matsu no Shimadai
Theater: Nakamura
歳徳曽我松島台（としとくそがまつのしまだい）
中村
1857、安政０４
Theater: Nakamura
歳徳曽我松島台（としとくそがまつのしまだい）
中村
1857、安政０４
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 1
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳正
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳正
彫師：なし
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.