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「不波伴左衛門」八代目市川団十郎 「遊君かつらき」初代坂東しうか 「仲居おみや」三代目藤川花友、「名古屋山三」十二代目市村羽左衛門
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Fuwa Banzaemon (R), Bandô Shûka I as the Courtesan (Yûkun) Katsuragi (C), Fujikawa Kayû III as Nakai Omiya, and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Nagoya Sanza (L)
「不波伴左衛門」八代目市川団十郎 「遊君かつらき」初代坂東しうか 「仲居おみや」三代目藤川花友、「名古屋山三」十二代目市村羽左衛門
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.4 x 75.6 cm (14 5/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44065a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Mukashi-gatari Inazuma-zôshi
Theater: Ichimura
昔語稲妻帖（むかしがたりいなずまぞうし）
市村
1848、嘉永０１、03・05
Theater: Ichimura
昔語稲妻帖（むかしがたりいなずまぞうし）
市村
1848、嘉永０１、03・05
Signed
Hanmoto no ôju Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
梓元の応需豊国画
梓元の応需豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
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.