Actors Ichikawa Kuzô II as Shigetada (R), Ichikawa Ebizô V as Kagekiyo (C), and Arashi Kichisaburô III as Iwanaga (L)
「重忠 市川九蔵」(二代目) 「景清 市川海老蔵」(五代目) 「岩永 嵐吉三郎」(三代目)
Japanese
Edo period
1842 (Tenpô 13), 3rd month
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864), Publisher Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendô) (Japanese)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 76.7 cm (14 3/4 x 30 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.43428a-c
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Play (shosa): Kagekiyo
Play (main feature): Iwao no Hana Nami no Shiraishi
Theater: Kawarazaki
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on right and left sheets), Kunisada ga (on center sheet)
五渡亭国貞画 国貞画
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