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「山林房八」三代目関三十郎 「犬坂毛乃」三代目岩井粂三郎 「りやうしかん作」、「犬田小文吾」初代中村福助
Actors Seki Sanjûrô III as Yamabayashi Fusahachi (R), Iwai Kumesaburô III as Inusaka Keno (C), unidentified actor as Fisherman (Ryôshi) Kansaku, and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Inuta Kobungo (L)
「山林房八」三代目関三十郎 「犬坂毛乃」三代目岩井粂三郎 「りやうしかん作」、「犬田小文吾」初代中村福助
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), intercalary 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.5 x 74.2 cm (14 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44288a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Wakaki no Ume Satomi no Yatsufusa
Theater: Nakamura
若樹梅里見八総（わかきのうめさとみのやつふさ）
中村
1857、安政０４
Theater: Nakamura
若樹梅里見八総（わかきのうめさとみのやつふさ）
中村
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 intercalary 5
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳壬五
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳壬五
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.