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「盗賊赤星太郎」五代目市川海老蔵 「うすくもひめ」四代目尾上菊五郎 「桂中納言光成」初代河原崎権十郎
Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as the Bandit (Tôzoku) Akaboshi Tarô (R), Onoe Kikugorô IV as Usugumo-hime (C), and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Katsura Chûnagon Mitsunari (L)
「盗賊赤星太郎」五代目市川海老蔵 「うすくもひめ」四代目尾上菊五郎 「桂中納言光成」初代河原崎権十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseyoshi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseyoshi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 72.9 cm (14 3/4 x 28 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44267a-c
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Koharu no En Mitsugumi Sakazuki
Theater: Ichimura
小春宴三組杯觴（こはるのえんみつぐみさかずき）
市村
1858、安政０５
Theater: Ichimura
小春宴三組杯觴（こはるのえんみつぐみさかずき）
市村
1858、安政０５
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 10
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Shôji
改印：午十
彫師：彫庄治
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Shôji
改印：午十
彫師：彫庄治
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.