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Actors Segawa Kikunojô V as Yuki-hime (R) and Ichikawa Ebizô V (Danjûrô VII) as Matsunaga Daizen (L)

(Japanese, active about 1818–1844)
1832 (Tenpô 3)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban diptych; 21 x 36.1 cm (8 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45626-7
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsRight sheet (as in Becker coll.): Poem by Benbunsai Tomotsura: Matsu wo oru/ chikara wa miseru/ haru no niwa /nokoru ya yuki no/ onna-dameshii Poem by Benbenkan: Suwasuwa to/ ugoku yukige no/ haru no kawa/ tsunogumu ashi ni/ fude kokoromitsu Left sheet (as in Spencer Mus.): Poem by Benjintei Edamichi: Sashinoboru/ kesa no hatsuhi no/ ariari to/ katachi o utsusu/ attysu no mojidako Poem by Benbenkan: Shimekazari/ ochikuru take ni/ kurikara no/ tatsu no katachi o/ mitaru Ise ebi
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.
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