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三代目坂田半五郎の足軽今橋九平次 二代目市川門之助の足軽曽根崎徳兵衛
Actors Sakata Hangorô III as Ashigaru Imabashi Kuheiji (R) and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ashigaru Sonezaki Tokubei (L)
三代目坂田半五郎の足軽今橋九平次 二代目市川門之助の足軽曽根崎徳兵衛
Japanese
Edo period
1790 (Kansei 2), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 29.5 x 27.6 cm (11 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18270-1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 2, British Museum II (1987), pl. 108
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18270 (left), 11.18271 (right)
Play: Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga
Theater: Nakamura
Play: Haru no Nishiki Date-zome Soga
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Shun'ei ga (on each sheet)
春英画
春英画
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.