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「くづの葉 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「安部ノ保名 沢村訥升」（二代目）
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Kuzunoha (R) and Sawamura Tosshô II as Abe no Yasuna (L)
「くづの葉 坂東彦三郎」（五代目） 「安部ノ保名 沢村訥升」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.3 × 48.8 cm (14 11/16 × 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16412, 11.21905
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.16412 (left), 11.21905 (right); virtual record: 11.16412VR (11.16412, 11.21905)
Signed
Yoshiiku ga, in yoshi cartouche (on each sheet)
芳幾画
芳幾画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 10 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印: 丑十改
No blockcutter's mark
改印: 丑十改
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.