Actors Seki Sanjûrô III as Nippondaemon (R), Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Benten Kozô, Ichikawa Danzô VI as Hamamatsuya Kôbei (C), and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Tadanobu Rihei (L)

「日本駄右衛門　関三十郎」（三代目）　「弁天小僧　市村羽左衛門」（十三代目）、「浜松や幸兵へ　市川団蔵」（六代目）　「忠信利平　河原崎権十郎」（初代）

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Hori Iwa (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1862 (Bunkyû 2), 12th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 35.6 x 71.5 cm (14 x 28 1/8 in.)

Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession Number11.44348a-c

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishiki-e
Theater: Ichimura
青砥稿花紅彩画（あおとぞうしはなのにしきえ）
市村
1862、文久０２、03・01

Signed Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)

Marks Censor's seal: Dog 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Iwa
改印：戌十二改
彫師：彫岩

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.