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「岩井半四郎」（五代目） 「下り 中村芝翫」（二代目） 「瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Actors Iwai Hanshirô V (R), Nakamura Shikan II, from Kamigata (Kudari) (C), and Segawa Kikunojô V (L)
「岩井半四郎」（五代目） 「下り 中村芝翫」（二代目） 「瀬川菊之丞」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1827 (Bunsei 10), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.9 x 77.7 cm (14 15/16 x 30 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16508-10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionTriptych: 11.16508 (left), 11.16509 (center), 11.16510 (right)
Play: Kinbusen Yosooi Genji
Theater: Nakamura
金峯山艶色源氏（きんぶせんよそおいげんじ）
中村
Play: Kinbusen Yosooi Genji
Theater: Nakamura
金峯山艶色源氏（きんぶせんよそおいげんじ）
中村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.