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二代目嵐竜蔵の’筑波茂右衛門 三代目沢村宗十郎の東金茂右衛門
Actors Arashi Ryûzô II as Tsukuba Moemon (R) and Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Tôkin Moemon (L)
二代目嵐竜蔵の’筑波茂右衛門 三代目沢村宗十郎の東金茂右衛門
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1796 (Kansei 8), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.9 x 45.2 cm (14 1/8 x 17 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26784-5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 3 (1963), #s 2575-6
DescriptionDiptych: 11.26784 (left), 11.26785 (right)
Play: Hayari-uta Hiyoku no Mitsu Mon
Theater: Kiri
Play: Hayari-uta Hiyoku no Mitsu Mon
Theater: Kiri
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
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.