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三代目坂田半五郎 三代目市川高麗蔵
Actors Sakata Hangorô III (R) and Ichikawa Komazô III (L)
三代目坂田半五郎 三代目市川高麗蔵
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
1790 (Kansei 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 29.5 x 27.4 cm (11 5/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18203, 11.18246
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #69
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18203 (right), 11.18246 (left)
Play: Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga
Theater: Nakamura
MFA impressions: 11.18203VR (11.18203, 11.18246); RES.54.172a-b
Roles played by Hangorô III: Kotôta, Ise Kaidô no Gantetsu; roles played by Komazô III: Soga no Jûrô, Ukiyo Kozô, actually Dozaburô; it is unclear which roles are shown here.
春錦伊達染曽我（はるのにしきだてそめそが）
中村
Play: Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga
Theater: Nakamura
MFA impressions: 11.18203VR (11.18203, 11.18246); RES.54.172a-b
Roles played by Hangorô III: Kotôta, Ise Kaidô no Gantetsu; roles played by Komazô III: Soga no Jûrô, Ukiyo Kozô, actually Dozaburô; it is unclear which roles are shown here.
春錦伊達染曽我（はるのにしきだてそめそが）
中村
Signed
Shun'ei ga (on each sheet)
春英画
春英画
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.