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「芸者長吉 岩井半四郎」（五代目） 「山崎与四郎 坂東三津五郎」（三代目）
Actors Iwai Hanshirô V as the Geisha Chôkichi (R) and Bandô Mitsugorô III as Yamazakiya Yoshirô (L)
「芸者長吉 岩井半四郎」（五代目） 「山崎与四郎 坂東三津五郎」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1818 (Bunka 15/Bunsei 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 38 x 51.4 cm (14 15/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21498-9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.21498 (left), 11.21499 (right)
Play: Nennen Soga Kuruwa Nikki
Theater: Nakamura
☆曽我曲輪日記（ねんねんそがくるわにっき）
中村
Play: Nennen Soga Kuruwa Nikki
Theater: Nakamura
☆曽我曲輪日記（ねんねんそがくるわにっき）
中村
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
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: 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.