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「団七 坂東三津五郎」（三代目） 「助松のかづゑ 中村歌右衛門」（三代目） 「九郎兵衛 市川市蔵」（初代）
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô III as Danshichi (R), Nakamura Utaemon III as Sukematsu no Kazue (C), and Ichikawa Ichizô I as Kurobei (L)
「団七 坂東三津五郎」（三代目） 「助松のかづゑ 中村歌右衛門」（三代目） 「九郎兵衛 市川市蔵」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1815 (Bunka 12), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.6 x 75.6 cm (14 13/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43401a-c
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Otokodate Iro mo Yoshiwara
Theater: Nakamura
男作女吉原（おとこだていろもよしわら）
中村
1815、文化１２、07・15
Theater: Nakamura
男作女吉原（おとこだていろもよしわら）
中村
1815、文化１２、07・15
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.