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「十次郎光義 市村家橘」（四代目） 「はつきく 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「武智光秀 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）
Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Jûjirô Mitsuyoshi (R), Sawamura Tosshô II as Hatsugiku (C), and Bandô Hikosaburô V as Takechi Mitsuhide (L)
「十次郎光義 市村家橘」（四代目） 「はつきく 沢村訥升」（二代目） 「武智光秀 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 × 72.6 cm (14 3/8 × 28 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41842a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunichika ga (on each sheet)
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：丑八改
彫師：彫栄
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：丑八改
彫師：彫栄
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.