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「夏目四良三郎 市川九蔵」（三代目） 「鬼神おまつ 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Actors Ichikawa Kuzô III as Natsume Shirozaburô (L) and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Kijin Omatsu (R)
「夏目四良三郎 市川九蔵」（三代目） 「鬼神おまつ 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.6 × 48.6 cm (14 × 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41576a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Momochidori Sakigake Soga
Theater: Morita
百鵆魁曽我（ももちどりさきがけそが）
守田
Theater: Morita
百鵆魁曽我（ももちどりさきがけそが）
守田
Signed
Kunichika ga (on each sheet)
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：丑正改
彫師：彫栄
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：丑正改
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.