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「天目法印 坂東彦三郎」 （五代目） 「継橋の娘かけ皿 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「天目須之助 市川左団次」（初代）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Tenmoku Hôin (R), Sawamura Tosshô II as Daughter (Musume) Kakezara (C), and Ichikawa Sadanji I as Tenmoku Sunosuke (L)
「天目法印 坂東彦三郎」 （五代目） 「継橋の娘かけ皿 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「天目須之助 市川左団次」（初代）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Japanese
Meiji era
1873 (Meiji 6), June
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 × 71.1 cm (14 1/8 × 28 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41702a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sumidagawa Nokkiri Kôdan
Theater: Morita
隅田河乗切講談（すみだかわのっきりこうだん）
Theater: Morita
隅田河乗切講談（すみだかわのっきりこうだん）
Signed
Toyohara Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
豊原国周筆
豊原国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 6
No blockcutter's mark
改印：酉六
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：酉六
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.