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「望月源蔵」三代目関三十郎 「局岩藤」四代目中村歌右衛門 「召使お千代」初代坂東しうか
Actors Seki Sanjûrô III as Mochizuki Genzô (R), Nakamura Utaemon IV as Tsubone Iwafuji (C), and Bandô Shûka I as Meshitsukai Ochiyo (R)
「望月源蔵」三代目関三十郎 「局岩藤」四代目中村歌右衛門 「召使お千代」初代坂東しうか
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.5 x 73.9 cm (14 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28726, 11.28727, 11.28729
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.28726 (right), 11.28727 (center), 11.28729 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.28726VR (11.28726, 11.28727, 11.28729), 11.39567a-c, 11.38495a-c
Play: Omegumi ni Uruo Iwafuji
Theater: Ichimura
恵閏初夏藤（おめぐみにうるをいわふじ）
市村
MFA impressions: 11.28726VR (11.28726, 11.28727, 11.28729), 11.39567a-c, 11.38495a-c
Play: Omegumi ni Uruo Iwafuji
Theater: Ichimura
恵閏初夏藤（おめぐみにうるをいわふじ）
市村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
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.