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「おせき 岩井半四郎」（五代目） 「長五郎 尾上菊五郎」（三代目）
Actors Iwai Hanshirô V as Oseki (R) and Onoe Kikugorô III as Chôgorô (L)
「おせき 岩井半四郎」（五代目） 「長五郎 尾上菊五郎」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1819 (Bunsei 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 39.1 x 52.7 cm (15 3/8 x 20 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21496-7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.21496 (left), 11.21497 (right)
Date written on the notebook held by Oseki.
Play: Chô mo Hiyoku Yamazaki Odori
Theater: Tamagawa
蝶鶼山崎踊（ちょうもひよくやまざきおどり）
玉川
Date written on the notebook held by Oseki.
Play: Chô mo Hiyoku Yamazaki Odori
Theater: Tamagawa
蝶鶼山崎踊（ちょうもひよくやまざきおどり）
玉川
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.