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「御まつり佐七 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）、「半時九左衛門 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「安野屋十兵衛 中村鶴蔵」（初代） 「げいしや小糸 岩井紫若」（二代目）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as both Omatsuri Sashichi and Hanji Kuzaemon (R), Nakamura Tsuruzô I as Yasunoya Jûbei (C), and Iwai Shijaku II as the Geisha Koito (L)
「御まつり佐七 坂東彦三郎」（五代目）、「半時九左衛門 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「安野屋十兵衛 中村鶴蔵」（初代） 「げいしや小糸 岩井紫若」（二代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 × 72.7 cm (14 1/8 × 28 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41557a-b, 11.41582
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.41557a-b, 11.41582
Play: Honchôshi Shirabe no Iroito
Theater: Nakamura
本律調艶糸（ほんちょうししらべのいろいと）
中村
Play: Honchôshi Shirabe no Iroito
Theater: Nakamura
本律調艶糸（ほんちょうししらべのいろいと）
中村
Signed
Kunichika ga (on each sheet)
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 9 aratame
Blockcutter's marks: Katada Hori Chô (on right sheet), Hori Chô (on left sheet)
改印：子九改
彫師：片田彫長 彫長
Blockcutter's marks: Katada Hori Chô (on right sheet), Hori Chô (on left sheet)
改印：子九改
彫師：片田彫長 彫長
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.