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「主馬ノ判官」八代目市川団十郎、「玉織姫」三代目岩井粂三郎 「蓮生法師」五代目市川海老蔵
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Shumeno Hangan, Iwai Kumesaburô VIII as Tamaori-hime (R), and Ichikawa Ebizô V as Renshô hôshi (L)
「主馬ノ判官」八代目市川団十郎、「玉織姫」三代目岩井粂三郎 「蓮生法師」五代目市川海老蔵
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35 x 47.1 cm (13 3/4 x 18 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43894a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (interval): Renshô Monogatari
Play (main feature): Imoseyama Onna Teikin
Theater: Kawarazaki
蓮生物語（れんしょうものがたり）
妹背山婦女庭訓（いもせやまおんなていきん）
河原崎、一番目と二番目の間
1852、嘉永０５
Play (main feature): Imoseyama Onna Teikin
Theater: Kawarazaki
蓮生物語（れんしょうものがたり）
妹背山婦女庭訓（いもせやまおんなていきん）
河原崎、一番目と二番目の間
1852、嘉永０５
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子三
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子三
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.