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「芸者小三」三代目岩井粂三郎 「秋月一角」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「金谷金五郎」五代目坂東彦三郎
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as the Geisha Kosan (R), Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Akizuki Ikkaku (C), and Bandô Hikosaburô V as Kanaya Kingorô (L)
「芸者小三」三代目岩井粂三郎 「秋月一角」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「金谷金五郎」五代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36 x 75.9 cm (14 3/16 x 29 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44342a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Okuni no Matsu Soga Nakamura
Theater: Nakamura
御国松曽我中村（おくにのまつそがなかむら）
中村
1861、文久０１
Theater: Nakamura
御国松曽我中村（おくにのまつそがなかむら）
中村
1861、文久０１
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: Chicken 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：酉正改
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：酉正改
彫師：彫竹
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.