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「十三鼠ノ生 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「胡蝶猫ノ生 市村家橘」（四代目）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Jûza, a Rat Spirit (Nezumi no sei) (R, C) and Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Kochô, a Cat Spirit (Neko no sei) (L)
「十三鼠ノ生 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「胡蝶猫ノ生 市村家橘」（四代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Yamamura Kinzaburô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamamura Kinzaburô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 × 73 cm (14 1/4 × 28 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41793a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 3 aratame
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Chô (on right and center sheets), Katada Hori Chô (on left sheet)
改印：寅三改
彫師：彫長 片田彫長
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Chô (on right and center sheets), Katada Hori Chô (on left sheet)
改印：寅三改
彫師：彫長 片田彫長
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.