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「早川民部」初代中村福助 「和田靭負」八代目片岡仁左衛門、「和田志津广」4.5代目尾上梅幸（初代実川延若） 「沢井股五郎」五代目市川海老蔵
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hayakawa Minbu (R), Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Wada Yukie, Onoe Baikô 4.5 (later Jitsukawa Enjaku I) as Wada Shizuma (C), and Ichikawa Ebizô V as Sawai Matagorô (L)
「早川民部」初代中村福助 「和田靭負」八代目片岡仁左衛門、「和田志津广」4.5代目尾上梅幸（初代実川延若） 「沢井股五郎」五代目市川海老蔵
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 76.9 cm (14 3/4 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21299-301
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.21299 (center), 11.21300 (left), 11.21301 (right)
Play: Hatsu Dôchû Sugoroku Soga
Theater: Nakamura
The actor later known as Jitsukawa Enjaku I used the name Onoe Baikô from 1/1859 to 2/1863 but is not considered a formal member of the lineage; he falls between the official Baikô IV and Baikô V.
魁道中双禄曽我（はつどうちゅうすごろくそが）
中村
1859、安政０６
Play: Hatsu Dôchû Sugoroku Soga
Theater: Nakamura
The actor later known as Jitsukawa Enjaku I used the name Onoe Baikô from 1/1859 to 2/1863 but is not considered a formal member of the lineage; he falls between the official Baikô IV and Baikô V.
魁道中双禄曽我（はつどうちゅうすごろくそが）
中村
1859、安政０６
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane (on right and left sheets)
改印：未正改
彫師：小泉彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane (on right and left sheets)
改印：未正改
彫師：小泉彫兼
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.