Actor Bandô Mitsugorô III as the Wrestler (Sumôtori) Shirafuji Genta
「角力取 白ふじ源田 坂東三津五郎」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1810 (Bunka 7), 3rd month
Artist Utagawa Kuniyasu (Japanese, 1794–1832), Publisher Mikawa
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.37183
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
MFA impressions: 11.37183, 49.1245
Play: Kachi-zumô Ukina no Hanabure
Theater: Ichimura
勝相撲浮名花触（かちずもううきなのはなぶれ）
市村
Signed
Toyokuni monjin Kuniyasu ga
豊国門人国安画
Markings
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection