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Actors Arashi Kanjûrô I as Hayakawa Genba and Bandô Jûtarô I as Naruto Kobei, actually Amako Haruhisa (R); Asao Gakujûrô I as Mori Motonari (C); and Arashi Kitsusaburô II as Kanren Monpei, actually Tsutsumi Sehei (L)

(Japanese, active about 1814–1835)
1828 (Bunsei 11), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 38 x 76.7 cm (14 15/16 x 30 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35173-5
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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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Actor Seki Sanjûrô II as a Playboy (Daijin)
Gigadô Ashiyuki
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