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Actors Seki Sanjûrô III as Inuzuka Genpachi, Ôtani Tomoemon IV as Konaya Bungobei, Bandô Shûka I as Inuzuka Shino (R), Sawamura Chôjûrô V as Yamabayashi Fusahachi (C), and Arashi Kichisaburô III as Inuta Kobungo (L)


「犬飼現八」三代目関三十郎、「粉なや又五兵衛」四代目大谷友右衛門、「犬塚信乃」初代坂東しうか 「山林房八」五代目沢村長十郎 「犬田小文吾」三代目嵐吉三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 36.7 x 74.5 cm (14 7/16 x 29 5/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44051a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Satomi Hakkenden
Theater: Ichimura
里見八犬伝(さとみはっけんでん)
市村
1852、嘉永05、01・29
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印:浜、馬込
彫師: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: 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.