Actors Ichikawa Sôzaburô I as Saitô Taroemon and Ichikawa Ebizô II as Shinozuka Gorô
斉藤太郎左衛門 「市川宗三郎」（初代）、篠塚五郎 「市川海老蔵」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1738 (Genbun 3), 11th month (?)
Artist Torii Kiyomasu II (Japanese, 1706–1763), Publisher Hiranoya Kohachi (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0613
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.1 x 15.8 cm (12 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
11.13282
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Play (kaomise): Mitsugibune Taiheiki (?)
Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Torii Kiyomasu hitsu
鳥居清倍筆
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: 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection