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「佐七 尾上菊五郎」（三代目） 「小いと 中村松江」（三代目）
Actors Onoe Kikugorô III as Sashichi (R) and Nakamura Matsue III as Koito (L) in a Big Hit at the Kado Theater in Osaka
「佐七 尾上菊五郎」（三代目） 「小いと 中村松江」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1825-1826
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.8 x 51.9 cm (14 7/8 x 20 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37248a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTheater: Kado, Osaka
Kikugorô III played in Kamigata in 1820.7; 1825.11-1826.4; 1841.1-9; 1848.4-1849.1
Kikugorô III played in Kamigata in 1820.7; 1825.11-1826.4; 1841.1-9; 1848.4-1849.1
Signed
Ôju Sadakage ga (on right sheet), Ôju Gokotei Sadakage ga (on left sheet)
應需貞景画 應需五湖亭貞景画
應需貞景画 應需五湖亭貞景画
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.