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「三つ嶋左門 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「白滝与吉 大谷友右衛門」（五代目）
Actors Sawamura Tosshô II as Mitsushima Samon (R) and Ôtani Tomoemon V as Shirataki Yokichi (L)
「三つ嶋左門 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「白滝与吉 大谷友右衛門」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.9 × 48.6 cm (14 1/8 × 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41574a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTwo left sheets of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 11.41574a-b (two left sheets only), 11.41755a-c (complete triptych)
Play: Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki
Theater: Morita
群清滝贔屓勢力（むれきよたきひいきのせいりき）
守田
MFA impressions: 11.41574a-b (two left sheets only), 11.41755a-c (complete triptych)
Play: Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki
Theater: Morita
群清滝贔屓勢力（むれきよたきひいきのせいりき）
守田
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sugawa Gin (?)
改印：卯十改
彫師：
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sugawa Gin (?)
改印：卯十改
彫師：
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.