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「曽我贔屓日本花王（そがひいきにほんさくら） かなむらやおさん あらし三勝」（初代）
Actor Arashi Sankatsu I as Kanamuraya Osan in Soga Hiiki Nihon Sakura
「曽我贔屓日本花王（そがひいきにほんさくら） かなむらやおさん あらし三勝」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1762 (Hôreki 12), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.2 x 14.2 cm (12 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19015
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0968
DescriptionPlay: Soga-biiki Nihon Sakura
Theater: Nakamura
曽我贔屓日本花王、曽我贔屓二本桜（そがびいきにほんざくら）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
曽我贔屓日本花王、曽我贔屓二本桜（そがびいきにほんざくら）
中村
Signed
Torii Kiyomitsu ga
鳥居清満画
鳥居清満画
Marks
Unidentified publisher's mark.
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.