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「足利光氏 坂東彦三郎」(五代目) 「舞指南しのゝめ 河原崎権十郎」(初代) 「たそがれ 岩井紫若」(二代目)
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Ashikaga Mitsuuji (R), Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as the Dance Teacher (Maishinan) Shinonome (C), and Iwai Shijaku II as Tasogare (L)
「足利光氏 坂東彦三郎」(五代目) 「舞指南しのゝめ 河原崎権十郎」(初代) 「たそがれ 岩井紫若」(二代目)
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Maruya Kyûshirô
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Maruya Kyûshirô
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 × 75 cm (14 9/16 × 29 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.990a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.990a-c, 11.38744a-c
Play (second feature): Inaka Genji
Theater: Nakamura
田舎源氏(いなかげんじ)
中村
Play (second feature): Inaka Genji
Theater: Nakamura
田舎源氏(いなかげんじ)
中村
Signed
Kunisada ga (on each sheet)
国貞画
国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 10 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô (on each sheet)
改印:子十改
彫師:彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô (on each sheet)
改印:子十改
彫師:彫長
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)