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「大道寺田畑之助 市川団蔵」（四代目）、「竜女わたつ姫 小佐川常世」（二代目）
Actors Ichikawa Danzô IV as Daidôji Tabatanosuke and Osagawa Tsuneyo II as the Dragon Woman (Ryûjo) Watatsu-hime
「大道寺田畑之助 市川団蔵」（四代目）、「竜女わたつ姫 小佐川常世」（二代目）
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1798 (Kansei 10), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 32.9 x 20.3 cm (12 15/16 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13714
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Katsura Otoko Yaeba no Ôtachi (or: Katsura Otoko Yaiba no Ôdachi)
Theater: Morita
桂男刃大剣（かつらおとこやえばのおおたち）
森田
1798、戊午、寛政１０、07・15
Theater: Morita
桂男刃大剣（かつらおとこやえばのおおたち）
森田
1798、戊午、寛政１０、07・15
Signed
Toyo... (partly cut off at bottom)
Marks
No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし
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.