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「師直 中村歌右衛門」（三代目） 「判官 関三十郎」（二代目）
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as Kô no Moronao (R) and Seki Sanjûrô II as Hangan (L)
「師直 中村歌右衛門」（三代目） 「判官 関三十郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1812 (Bunka 9), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 38.5 x 53.2 cm (15 3/16 x 20 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13743-4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.13743 (right), 11.13744 (left)
Play: Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku
Theater: Nakamura
太平記忠臣講釈（たいへいきちゅうしんこうしゃく）
中村
Play: Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku
Theater: Nakamura
太平記忠臣講釈（たいへいきちゅうしんこうしゃく）
中村
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Igaya Kan'emon
改印：極、伊賀
改印：極、伊賀
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.