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「杉王丸 市川高麗蔵」、「松王丸 市川海老蔵」（五代目） 「梅王丸 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）、「桜王丸 尾上菊五郎」（三代目）
Actors Ichikawa Komazô V as Sugiômaru, Ichikawa Ebizô V as Matsuômaru (R), Nakamura Utaemon IV as Umeômaru, and Onoe Kikugorô III as Sakuramaru (L)
「杉王丸 市川高麗蔵」、「松王丸 市川海老蔵」（五代目） 「梅王丸 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）、「桜王丸 尾上菊五郎」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
late 1830s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban tetraptych on uncut horizontal ôban diptych; 17 × 45 cm (6 11/16 × 17 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41317a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionUtaemon IV played in Edo in 1837-49.
Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Mitate?
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Mitate?
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
Signed
Ichimôsai Yoshitora ga (on each design)
一猛斎芳虎画
一猛斎芳虎画
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.