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Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as the Hunter (Ryôshi) Amizô (R), Onoe Tamizô II, from Kamigata (Kudari), as Koshimoto Otsuru in the Hit Scene of the Long-necked Ghost (Rokorokubi Ôatari) (C), and Onoe Tamizô II in a Double Role (Futayaku) as Nitta Umejirô (L)


「猟師綱蔵 坂東彦三郎」(四代目) 「腰元おつる 下り尾上多見蔵 ろくろ首大あたり/\」(二代目尾上多見蔵) 「二役 新田梅次郎 尾上多見蔵」(二代目)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1841 (Tenpô 12), 5th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 76.1 cm (14 5/8 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43459a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay (second feature): Kasane Ôgi Chiyo no Matsuwaka
Play (main feature): Ura Omote Senbon-zakura
Nakamura
重扇寿松若(かさねおうぎちよのまつわか)
裏表千本桜(うらおもてせんぼんざくら)
中村、二番目
1841、天保12、05・05
Signed Gototei Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
五渡亭国貞画
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
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.