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「松葉屋文三」初代河原崎権十郎 「松葉屋松山」五代目尾上菊五郎 「とり手」、「与惣兵衛忰与吉」四代目市川小団次
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Matsubaya Bunzô (R), Onoe Kikugorô V as Matsubaya Matsuyama (C), unidentified actor as a Police Officer (Torite), and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Yosobei's Son (Segare) Yokichi (L)
「松葉屋文三」初代河原崎権十郎 「松葉屋松山」五代目尾上菊五郎 「とり手」、「与惣兵衛忰与吉」四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.8 x 77.6 cm (14 7/8 x 30 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44280a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Nezumi Komon Haru no Shingata
Theater: Ichimura
鼠小紋東君新形（ねずみこもんはるのしんがた）
市村
1857、安政０４
Theater: Ichimura
鼠小紋東君新形（ねずみこもんはるのしんがた）
市村
1857、安政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, Snake 1
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳正
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳正
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.