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「源之助 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「梅ヶ枝 岩井紫若」（二代目） 「幾世 沢村其答」
Actors Sawamura Tosshô II as Gennosuke (R), Iwai Shijaku II as Umegae (C), and Sawamura Kitô as Ikuyo (L)
「源之助 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「梅ヶ枝 岩井紫若」（二代目） 「幾世 沢村其答」
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Yorozuya Magobei (Ôkura Magobei, Kin'eidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yorozuya Magobei (Ôkura Magobei, Kin'eidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1870 (Meiji 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 × 71.7 cm (14 1/4 × 28 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41743a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 100-6047 (R), 100-6048 (C), 100-6049 (L)
DescriptionPlay: Hana Ayame Katami Ezôshi
Theater: Morita
花菖紀念画双紙（はなあやめかたみえぞうし）
守田
Theater: Morita
花菖紀念画双紙（はなあやめかたみえぞうし）
守田
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 5 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午五改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午五改
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.