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「尾田春長」初代河原崎権十郎 「武智光秀」五代目坂東彦三郎 「森ノ蘭丸」四代目市村家橘
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Oda Harunaga (R), Bandô Hikosaburô V as Takechi Mitsuhide (C), and Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Mori no Ranmaru (L)
「尾田春長」初代河原崎権十郎 「武智光秀」五代目坂東彦三郎 「森ノ蘭丸」四代目市村家橘
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.1 × 74.3 cm (14 3/16 × 29 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41738a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDate seal lacks month.
Theater: Ichimura
雪武智一座初夜
市村
Theater: Ichimura
雪武智一座初夜
市村
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger ... aratame (section for month left blank)
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅 改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅 改
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.