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「五人ばやし 市川左団次」 （初代） 「高砂ぜう 沢村訥升」（二代目）
Actors Ichikawa Sadanji I as one of the Five Musicians (Gonin bayashi, R) and Sawamura Tosshô II as the Old Man (Jô) in the Nô Play Takasago (L)
「五人ばやし 市川左団次」 （初代） 「高砂ぜう 沢村訥升」（二代目）
Japanese
Meiji era
1869 (Meiji 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.2 × 47.8 cm (14 1/4 × 18 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41573a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTheater: Morita
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Snake 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：巳正改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：巳正改
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.