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「伊東壮太」八代目市川団十郎 「盗賊隼太郎」三代目関三十郎 「高山ノ霊」四代目市川小団次
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Itô Sôta (R), Seki Sanjûrô III as the Bandit (Tôzoku) Hayabusa Tarô (C), and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as the Ghost of Takayama (Takayama no rei) (L)
「伊東壮太」八代目市川団十郎 「盗賊隼太郎」三代目関三十郎 「高山ノ霊」四代目市川小団次
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 75.2 cm (14 1/8 x 29 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29514-6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.29514 (center), 11.29515 (right), 11.29516 (left)
MFA impressions: 11.29514-6, 11.44068a-c
Play: Hana no Saga Nekomata Zôshi
Theater: Nakamura
花埜嵯峨猫魔稿（はなののさがねこまたぞうし）
中村
1853、嘉永０６、09・15
MFA impressions: 11.29514-6, 11.44068a-c
Play: Hana no Saga Nekomata Zôshi
Theater: Nakamura
花埜嵯峨猫魔稿（はなののさがねこまたぞうし）
中村
1853、嘉永０６、09・15
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Ox 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、丑七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、丑七
彫師：なし
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.