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「弥助 坂東三津五郎」（三代目）
Actor Bandô Mitsugorô III as Yasuke
「弥助 坂東三津五郎」（三代目）
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1811 (Bunka 8), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 25.5 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22380
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPossibly the right sheet of a triptych, with Waseda db 100-4424 (C) and 100-4423 (L).
Play: Yoshitune Senbon-zakura
Theater: Ichimura
義経千本桜（よしつねせんぼんざくら）
市村
Play: Yoshitune Senbon-zakura
Theater: Ichimura
義経千本桜（よしつねせんぼんざくら）
市村
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
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.