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「上林かつらき」四代目尾上梅幸 「不波伴左衛門」五代目市川海老蔵 「名古屋山三」五代目沢村長十郎
Actors Onoe Baikô IV as Kanbayashi Katsuragi (R), Ichikawa Ebizô V as Fuwa Banzaemon (C), and Sawamura Chôjûrô V as Nagoya Sanza (L)
「上林かつらき」四代目尾上梅幸 「不波伴左衛門」五代目市川海老蔵 「名古屋山三」五代目沢村長十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 73.3 cm (14 x 28 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44016a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Date Kurabe Uwasa no Saya-ate
Theater: Kawarazaki
伊達競高評鞘当（だてくらべうわさのさやあて）
河原崎
1851、嘉永０４、01・11
Theater: Kawarazaki
伊達競高評鞘当（だてくらべうわさのさやあて）
河原崎
1851、嘉永０４、01・11
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (on right and left sheets), Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on center sheet)
香蝶楼豊国画 一陽斎豊国画
香蝶楼豊国画 一陽斎豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
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.