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「母かたおもひ 関三十郎」（三代目）、「妹紅ざら 尾上梅孝」（4.6代目） 「まゝ子かけさら 沢村田之助」（三代目） 「正木左近太郎 中村福助」（二代目）
Actors Seki Sanjurô as the Mother (Haha) Kataomoi, Onoe Baikô 4.6 as the Younger Sister (Imôto) Benizara (L), Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Stepchild (Mamako) Kakezara (C), and Nakamura Fukusuke II as Masaki Sakintarô (R)
「母かたおもひ 関三十郎」（三代目）、「妹紅ざら 尾上梅孝」（4.6代目） 「まゝ子かけさら 沢村田之助」（三代目） 「正木左近太郎 中村福助」（二代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Yorozuya Zentarô (Manzen)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Publisher: Yorozuya Zentarô (Manzen)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.4 × 73.8 cm (14 5/16 × 29 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41712a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Ichiban Norime Iki no Sashimono
Theater: Morita
魁駒松梅桜曙☆（いちばんのりめいきのさしもの）
守田
Theater: Morita
魁駒松梅桜曙☆（いちばんのりめいきのさしもの）
守田
Signed
Kunichika ga (on each sheet)
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei (on center sheet)
改印：丑四改
彫師：彫栄
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei (on center sheet)
改印：丑四改
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.