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「髭の伊久 坂東三津五郎」（三代目） 「助六 市川男女蔵」（初代）
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô III as Hige no Ikyû (R) and Ichikawa Omezô I as Sukeroku (L)
「髭の伊久 坂東三津五郎」（三代目） 「助六 市川男女蔵」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1807 (Bunka 4), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.8 x 50.7 cm (14 7/8 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13684-5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.13684 (right), 11.13685 (left)
Play (second feature): Sukeroku Sakura no Futae Obi
Theater: Nakamura
The two actors alternated in the roles.
助六桜の二重帯
中村
Play (second feature): Sukeroku Sakura no Futae Obi
Theater: Nakamura
The two actors alternated in the roles.
助六桜の二重帯
中村
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Hare 3
改印：極、卯
改印：極、卯
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.