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二代目坂田半五郎の鬚の意休 四代目岩井半四郎の揚巻 二代目市川八百蔵の助六
Actors Sakata Hangorô II as Hige no Ikyû (R), Iwai Hanshirô IV as Agemaki (C), and Ichikawa Yaozô II as Sukeroku (L)
二代目坂田半五郎の鬚の意休 四代目岩井半四郎の揚巻 二代目市川八百蔵の助六
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1776 (An'ei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban triptych; 31 x 41.3 cm (12 3/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18740, 11.18753, 11.18805
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.18740 (left), 11.18753 (center), 11.18805 (right)
Play: Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsuzakura
Theater: Ichimura
助六由縁はつ桜（すけろくゆかりのはつさくら）
市村
Play: Sukeroku Yukari no Hatsuzakura
Theater: Ichimura
助六由縁はつ桜（すけろくゆかりのはつさくら）
市村
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.