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「下部猿次郎 中村芝翫」（四代目） 「小地獄太郎 坂東亀蔵」（初代）、「名古屋山之助 河原崎権十郎」（初代）
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Shimobe Sarujirô (R), Bandô Kamezô I as Kojigoku Tarô, and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Nagoya Yamanosuke (L)
「下部猿次郎 中村芝翫」（四代目） 「小地獄太郎 坂東亀蔵」（初代）、「名古屋山之助 河原崎権十郎」（初代）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.5 x 49.4 cm (14 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40857a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.22352-3, 11.40857a-b
Play: Chiyo no Haru Tosa-e no Saya-ate
Theater: Ichimura
鶴春土佐画鞘当（ちよのはるとさえのさやあて）
市村
1861、文久０１
Play: Chiyo no Haru Tosa-e no Saya-ate
Theater: Ichimura
鶴春土佐画鞘当（ちよのはるとさえのさやあて）
市村
1861、文久０１
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 3 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：酉三改
彫師：松島彫政
Blockcutter's mark: Matsushima Hori Masa
改印：酉三改
彫師：松島彫政
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.