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「岩ふぢ 河原崎権十郎」（初代） 「おはつ 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Iwafuji (R) and Bandô Hikosaburô V as Ohatsu (L)
「岩ふぢ 河原崎権十郎」（初代） 「おはつ 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 × 48.7 cm (14 3/16 × 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41334a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gohiiki Soga Ichiza Tehajime
Theater: Nakamura
御摂曽我一座魁（ごひいきそがいちざてはじめ）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
御摂曽我一座魁（ごひいきそがいちざてはじめ）
中村
Signed
Yoshitora ga (on each sheet)
芳虎画
芳虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：卯弐改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：卯弐改
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.