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「こうもり安 市川九蔵」（三代目） 「きられおとみ 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Actors Ichikawa Kuzô III as Kômori Yasu (R) and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Kirare Otomi (L)
「こうもり安 市川九蔵」（三代目） 「きられおとみ 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.4 × 48.6 cm (13 15/16 × 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41580a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunichika ga (on each sheet)
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印：子八改
彫師：彫太田多七
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印：子八改
彫師：彫太田多七
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.