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「明石志賀之助 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「朝きり舟蔵 市川九蔵」（三代目） 「鷲ノ長吉 市村家橘」（四代目）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Akashi Shiganosuke (R), Ichikawa Kuzô III as Asagiri Funazô (C), and Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Washi no Chôkichi (L)
「明石志賀之助 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「朝きり舟蔵 市川九蔵」（三代目） 「鷲ノ長吉 市村家橘」（四代目）
Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904)
Publisher: Yorozuya Zentarô (Manzen)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Publisher: Yorozuya Zentarô (Manzen)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36 × 73.4 cm (14 3/16 × 28 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41150a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Yagura Daiko Oto mo Yoshiwara
Theater: Ichimura
櫓太鼓鳴音吉原（やぐらだいこおともよしわら）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
櫓太鼓鳴音吉原（やぐらだいこおともよしわら）
市村
Signed
Yoshiiku ga (on each sheet)
芳幾画
芳幾画
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 2 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：寅二改
彫師：彫栄
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：寅二改
彫師：彫栄
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.