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「金剛神畳六 中村芝翫」（四代目） 「継はし娘欠皿 沢村田之助」（三代目） 「佐の源左衛門 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Actors Nakamura Shikan IV as Kongôjin Jôroku (R), Sawamura Tanosuke III as Tsugihashi's Daughter (Musume) Kakezara (C), and Nakamura Shikan IV as Sano Genzaemon (L)
「金剛神畳六 中村芝翫」（四代目） 「継はし娘欠皿 沢村田之助」（三代目） 「佐の源左衛門 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Asakura Hori Man (Japanese)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Asakura Hori Man (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 × 73.4 cm (14 1/4 × 28 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41778a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 100-6503 (R), 100-6504 (C), 100-6505 (L)
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 3 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Asakura Hori Man
改印：丑三改
彫師：朝倉彫万
Blockcutter's mark: Asakura Hori Man
改印：丑三改
彫師：朝倉彫万
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.