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「三つ嶋左門 沢村訥升」（二代目）
Actor Sawamura Tosshô II as Mitsushima Samon
「三つ嶋左門 沢村訥升」（二代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 × 25.5 cm (14 1/8 × 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41611
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.41611, 11.45374
Play: Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki
Theater: Morita
群清滝贔屓勢力（むれきよたきひいきのせいりき）
守田
Play: Mure Kiyotaki Hiiki no Seiriki
Theater: Morita
群清滝贔屓勢力（むれきよたきひいきのせいりき）
守田
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：卯十改
彫師：彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：卯十改
彫師：彫兼
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.