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二代目市川門之助の桃井若狭之丞 三代目坂田半五郎の山名次郎左衛門
Actors Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Momonoi Wakasanosuke (R) and Sakata Hangorô III as Yamana Jirozaemon (L)
二代目市川門之助の桃井若狭之丞 三代目坂田半五郎の山名次郎左衛門
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 30.6 x 28.1 cm (12 1/16 x 11 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18838, 20.189
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18838 (right), 20.189 (left)
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura (according to old mat, but no theater or date)
Sakata Hangorô II used the name from 1783.11 to 1795.3; Monnosuke II died in 1794.11.
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura (according to old mat, but no theater or date)
Sakata Hangorô II used the name from 1783.11 to 1795.3; Monnosuke II died in 1794.11.
Signed
Shunshô ga (on each sheet)
春章画
春章画
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.