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「三浦屋高尾」三代目岩井粂三郎 「石井常右衛門」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「石井下部藤介」初代中村福助、「一藤左仲太」二代目大谷徳次
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Miuraya Takao (R), Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Ishii Tsuneemon (C), Nakamura Fukusuke I as Ishii Shimobe Tôsuke, and Ôtani Tokuji II as Ittô Sachûta (L)
「三浦屋高尾」三代目岩井粂三郎 「石井常右衛門」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「石井下部藤介」初代中村福助、「一藤左仲太」二代目大谷徳次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.9 x 75.7 cm (14 1/8 x 29 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44294a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Toshitoku Soga Matsu no Shimadai
Theater: Nakamura
歳徳曽我松島台（としとくそがまつのしまだい）
中村
1857、安政０４
Theater: Nakamura
歳徳曽我松島台（としとくそがまつのしまだい）
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 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.