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「白井権八 岩井紫若」（初代） 「幡すゐ長兵衛 松本幸四郎」（五代目） 「奴八内 坂東彦三郎」（四代目）
Actors Iwai Shijaku I as Shirai Gonpachi (R), Matsumoto Kôshirô V as Banzui Chôbei (C), and Bandô Hikosaburô IV as the Footman (Yakko) Hachinai (L)
「白井権八 岩井紫若」（初代） 「幡すゐ長兵衛 松本幸四郎」（五代目） 「奴八内 坂東彦三郎」（四代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1837 (Tenpô 8), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.5 x 76.1 cm (14 3/4 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43464a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Soga Moyô Hiyoku no Torikumi
Theater: Nakamura
曽我蝶鵆比翼結（そがもようひよくのとりくみ）
中村
1837、天保０８、01・12
Theater: Nakamura
曽我蝶鵆比翼結（そがもようひよくのとりくみ）
中村
1837、天保０８、01・12
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
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: 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.
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.