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「元吉要之助」八代目市川団十郎、「大和田蔵之進」二代目市川九蔵 「山岡権六」三代目嵐璃寛 「権六女房おらち」三代目岩井粂三郎、「三庄太夫」五代目市川海老蔵
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Motoyoshi Yônosuke, Ichikawa Kuzô II as Ôwada Kuranoshin (R), Arashi Rikan III as Yamaoka Gonroku (C), Iwai Kumesaburô III as Gonroku's Wife (Nyôbô) Orachi, and Ichikawa Ebizô V as Sanshô Dayû (L)
「元吉要之助」八代目市川団十郎、「大和田蔵之進」二代目市川九蔵 「山岡権六」三代目嵐璃寛 「権六女房おらち」三代目岩井粂三郎、「三庄太夫」五代目市川海老蔵
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.7 x 77.1 cm (14 13/16 x 30 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43969a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Mukashi Banashi Sanshô Dayû
Theater: Kawarazaki
昔談柄三升太夫（むかしばなしさんしょうだゆう）
河原崎
1852、嘉永０５、04・28
Theater: Kawarazaki
昔談柄三升太夫（むかしばなしさんしょうだゆう）
河原崎
1852、嘉永０５、04・28
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 4, shita-uri (shita-uri on right sheet only)
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子四
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.