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「桂川蝶右衛門」二代目片岡我童 「お絹妹おはん」三代目岩井粂三郎 「針の惣兵衛」初代中村鶴蔵
Actors Kataoka Gadô II as Katsuragawa Chôemon (R), Iwai Kumesaburô III as Okinu's Little Sister (Imôto) Ohan (C), and Nakamura Tsuruzô I as Hari no Sôbei (L)
「桂川蝶右衛門」二代目片岡我童 「お絹妹おはん」三代目岩井粂三郎 「針の惣兵衛」初代中村鶴蔵
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.1 x 76.8 cm (14 3/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44212a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (second feature): Sanzesô Enishi no Oguruma
Play (main feature): Zôho Suzuka Kassen
Theater: Nakamura
三世相縁の緒車（さんぜそうえにしのおぐるま）
増補鈴鹿山合戦（ぞうほすずかかっせん）
中村、二番目
1856、安政０３
Play (main feature): Zôho Suzuka Kassen
Theater: Nakamura
三世相縁の緒車（さんぜそうえにしのおぐるま）
増補鈴鹿山合戦（ぞうほすずかかっせん）
中村、二番目
1856、安政０３
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, Dragon 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰八
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.