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「芸者小糸 沢村田之助」（二代目） 「お祭り佐助 尾上松助」（二代目）
Actors Sawamura Tanosuke II as the Geisha Koito (R) and Onoe Matsusuke II as Omatsuri Sasuke (L)
「芸者小糸 沢村田之助」（二代目） 「お祭り佐助 尾上松助」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1810 (Bunka 7), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 38.9 x 50.3 cm (15 5/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22838-9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.22838, (left), 11.22839, (right)
Play (second feature): Kokoro no Nazo Toketa Iroito
Play (main feature): Haru no sake Tokiwa Soga
Theater: Ichimura
心謎解色糸（こころのなぞとけたいろいと）
春栄松曽我（はるのさかえときわぎそが）
市村、二番目四幕目
Play (second feature): Kokoro no Nazo Toketa Iroito
Play (main feature): Haru no sake Tokiwa Soga
Theater: Ichimura
心謎解色糸（こころのなぞとけたいろいと）
春栄松曽我（はるのさかえときわぎそが）
市村、二番目四幕目
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.