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Group Shot: 11.35394 - 11.35398

Actors Ichikawa Sukejirô II as Kakurenbô, Ichikawa Danzô V as Saitô Kisobei, Ichikawa Ichizô II as Konda Tsukasanosuke (R); Sawamura Kunitarô II as Jizaemon's Wife (Nyôbô) Okiwa (CR); Nakamura Utaemon III as the Acolyte (Chigo) Raimaru (C); Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as the Acolyte (Chigo) Fukumaru (CL); Nakayama Kashichi II as the Young Retainer (Wakatô) Orihei, and Kiriyama Monji III as Saigyakubô (L)

(Japanese, active 1810–1832)
(Japanese)
1823 (Bunsei 6), 9th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban pentaptych; 37.5 x 125.9 cm (14 3/4 x 49 9/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35394-8
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.
Actors Arashi Kichisaburô II as the Courier Chûji, Matsushimaya Shimamatsu I as Hyakumatsu, and Asao Asajirô I as Kurakichi
Actors Arashi Kichisaburô II as the Courier Chûji, Matsushimaya Shimamatsu I as Hyakumatsu, and Asao Asajirô I as Kurakichi
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1820 (Bunsei 3), 9th month
Actor Arashi Kichisaburô II as Ikaruga Tôta
Actor Arashi Kichisaburô II as Ikaruga Tôta
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1820 (Bunsei 3), 9th month
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Ishikawa Goemon at the Battle of Okehazama (Okehazama Gassen)
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Ishikawa Goemon at the Battle of Okehazama (Okehazama Gassen)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1826 (Bunsei 9), 4th month
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Katô Masakiyo
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Katô Masakiyo
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1820 (Bunsei 3), 9th month
Actors Sawamura Kunitarô II as Ayame no Mae and Arashi Kitsusaburô II as Gen Sanmi Yorimasa
Actors Sawamura Kunitarô II as Ayame no Mae and Arashi Kitsusaburô II as Gen Sanmi Yorimasa
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1822 (Bunsei 5), 9th month
Actor Onoe Kikugorô III as the Ghost of Oiwa (third state)
Actor Onoe Kikugorô III as the Ghost of Oiwa (third state)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1826 (Bunsei 9), 1st month
Group Shot: 11.35465, 11.35466, 11.35467
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as Mino no Shôkurô (T), Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Gantetsu, actually Miura Arajirô (BR), and Nakamura Karoku I as the Courtesan Hinazuru, actually Shôkurô's wife Kochô (BL)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1823 (Bunsei 6), 1st month
Actors Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Tetsunosuke (R), Nakayama Yoshio I as Asaka (CR), Nakamura Utaemon III as Saibara Kageyu (CL), and Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Akizuka Tatewaki (L)
Actors Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Tetsunosuke (R), Nakayama Yoshio I as Asaka (CR), Nakamura Utaemon III as Saibara Kageyu (CL), and Kataoka Nizaemon VII as Akizuka Tatewaki (L)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1816 (Bunka 13), 9th month
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as Danshichi Kurôbei (R) and Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Issun Tokubei (L)
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as Danshichi Kurôbei (R) and Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Issun Tokubei (L)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1823 (Bunsei 6), 4th month
Group Shot: 11.35453, 11.35454
Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VII as the Old Man of Kasahara (Kasahara Rôô) (R) and Nakamura Utaemon III as Miyamoto Musashi (L)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1821 (Bunsei 4), 9th month
Group Shot: 11.35436-7
Actors Kano Minshi I as Azuma (R) and Arashi Kichisaburô II (Rikan) as Aburaya Yohei (L)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1816 (Bunka 13), 8th month
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Osono, in a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance (Issei ichidai)
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III (Shikan) as Osono, in a Once-in-a-Lifetime Performance (Issei ichidai)
Shunkôsai Hokushû
1825 (Bunsei 8), 3rd month