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「三ツ嶋左門 沢村訥升」（二代目）、「取手 大谷此兵衛」 「神力民五郎 中村芝翫」（四代目）、「奇妙院 中村仲蔵」（三代目） 「悪もの 大谷門三」、「白滝の与吉 大谷友右衛門」（五代目）
Actors Sawamura Tosshô II as Mitsushima Samon, Ôtani Konohei as a Police Officer (Torite) (R), Nakamura Shikan IV as Jinriki Tamigorô, Nakamura Nakazô III as Kimyô-in (C), Ôtani Monza as a Bad Guy (Akumono), and Ôtani Tomoemon V as Shirataki no Yokichi (L)
「三ツ嶋左門 沢村訥升」（二代目）、「取手 大谷此兵衛」 「神力民五郎 中村芝翫」（四代目）、「奇妙院 中村仲蔵」（三代目） 「悪もの 大谷門三」、「白滝の与吉 大谷友右衛門」（五代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.6 × 73.1 cm (14 × 28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41721a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-0662 (R), 101-0663 (C), 101-0664 (L)
DescriptionPlay: 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
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 11 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Takichi
改印：卯十一改
彫師：彫工多吉
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Takichi
改印：卯十一改
彫師：彫工多吉
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.