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九代目市村羽左衛門の傘うり実ハ黒主 三代目瀬川菊之丞の小野照屋の篁 二代目市川八百蔵の興則
Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Umbrella Seller, Actually Kuronushi (R), Segawa Kikunojô III as the Courtesan Ono Teruya no Takamura (C), and Ichikawa Yaozô II as Okinori (L)
九代目市村羽左衛門の傘うり実ハ黒主 三代目瀬川菊之丞の小野照屋の篁 二代目市川八百蔵の興則
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1776 (An'ei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban triptych; 32.9 x 44.4 cm (12 15/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18959-61
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.18959 (right), 11.18960 (center), 11.18961 (left); virtual record: 11.18959-61
Play: Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi
Theater: Ichimura
姿花雪黒主（すがたのはなゆきのくろぬし）
市村
Play: Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi
Theater: Ichimura
姿花雪黒主（すがたのはなゆきのくろぬし）
市村
Signed
Katsu Shunshô ga (on each sheet)
勝春章画
勝春章画
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.