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Actor Arashi Kitsusaburô I (Rikan), formerly Arashi Kichisaburô II, in Three Roles: Takatsuna (right), Miuranosuke (center), Moritsuna (left)

Actor Arashi Kitsusaburô I (Rikan), formerly Arashi Kichisaburô II, in Three Roles: Takatsuna (right), Miuranosuke (center), Moritsuna (left)

(Japanese, 1803–1853)
1821 (Bunsei 4), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal double ôban; 37.3 x 50.5 cm (14 11/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26639
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Naniwa no Urabito, on the Takatsuna role: Tsutsu oto no/ narihibikikeri/ yuki no yama Poem by Musashi no Shôkô, on the Moritsuna role: Chi jin yû/ yomo ni kaoru ya/ hana no ani Poem by Rakuyô Kashu, on the Miuranosuke role: Gyôgi yoshi/ otoko-buri yoshi/ sakura-dai Poem by Shitsuyûsai Dankô: Fuyu-gomori/ yoru wa shibai no/ hanashi nari
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.
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