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右から 「団七九郎兵衛」四代目市川小団次 「つり船の三ふ」十一代目森田勘弥 「一寸徳兵衛｣二代目片岡我童
Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Danshichi Kurobei (R), Morita Kan'ya XI as Tsuribune no Sabu (C), and Kataoka Gadô II as Issun Tokubei (L)
右から 「団七九郎兵衛」四代目市川小団次 「つり船の三ふ」十一代目森田勘弥 「一寸徳兵衛｣二代目片岡我童
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamazakiya Seishichi (Sanseidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamazakiya Seishichi (Sanseidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 x 75.5 cm (14 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44173a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gonin Otoko Ikiji no Tateire
Theater: Nakamura
五人男☆胆潔侠（ごにんおとこいきじのたていれ）
中村
1855、安政０２、05・04
Theater: Nakamura
五人男☆胆潔侠（ごにんおとこいきじのたていれ）
中村
1855、安政０２、05・04
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯四
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.