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Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya (R), Arashi Kichisaburô III as Orochimaru (C), and Bandô Takesaburô I as Tsunade (L)


「児雷也」初代河原崎権十郎 「大蛇丸」三代目嵐吉三郎 「つな手」初代坂東竹三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 4th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 73.9 cm (14 5/8 x 29 1/8 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44174a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Jiraiya Gonichi Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
児雷也後編譚話(じらいやごにちものがたり)
河原崎
1855、安政02、05・03
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
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
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.