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「市村座」四代目 市村家橘 「守田座」四代目中村芝翫 「中村座」二代目沢村訥升
Actors at the Three Theaters: Ichimura Kakitsu IV for the Ichimura-za (R), Nakamura Shikan IV for the Morita-za (C), and Sawamyura Tosshô II for the Nakamura-za
「市村座」四代目 市村家橘 「守田座」四代目中村芝翫 「中村座」二代目沢村訥升
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Kogaya Katsugorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kogaya Katsugorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.7 × 72.1 cm (14 1/16 × 28 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41676, 11.41763a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 007-0670 (R), 007-0669 (C), 007-0668 (L)
DescriptionTriptych: 11.41676 (right), 11.41763a-b (center and left)
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Takichi (on right and left sheets)
改印：辰正改
彫師：彫工多吉
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Takichi (on right and left sheets)
改印：辰正改
彫師：彫工多吉
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.