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「文使丹波与作」初代河原崎権十郎 「金屋内いろは」三代目沢村田之助 「浪人手綱駒太郎実ハ稲田幸蔵」四代目中村芝翫
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Fumizukai Tanba Yosaku (R), Sawamura Tanosuke III as Iroha of the Kanaya (C), and Nakamura Shikan IV as Rônin Tazuna Komatarô, Actually Inada Kôzô (L)
「文使丹波与作」初代河原崎権十郎 「金屋内いろは」三代目沢村田之助 「浪人手綱駒太郎実ハ稲田幸蔵」四代目中村芝翫
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), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 76.1 cm (14 1/8 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44345a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kutsuwa no Oto Tazuna no Somewake
Theater: Ichimura
轡音☆染分（くつわのおとたづなのそめわけ）
市村
1861、文久０１
Theater: Ichimura
轡音☆染分（くつわのおとたづなのそめわけ）
市村
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 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：酉四改
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：酉四改
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.