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「早野勘平 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「こし元おかる 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Hayano Kanpei (R) and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Koshimoto Okaru (L)
「早野勘平 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「こし元おかる 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.4 x 50.9 cm (14 3/4 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22089-90
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.22089 (right), 11.22090 (left)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
Signed
Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 3 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Fukagawa Hori Chô
改印：戌三改
彫師：深川彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Fukagawa Hori Chô
改印：戌三改
彫師：深川彫長
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.