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「九字菱の音右衛門」初代坂東亀蔵、「イ菱の与吉」四代目中村芝翫、「井筒屋新助」十三代目市村羽左衛門 、「加名屋内いろは」三代目沢村田之助
Actors Bandô Kamezô I as Kujibishi no Otoemon (TR), Nakamura Shikan IV as Ibishi no Yokichi (TL), Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Izutsuya Shinsuke (BR), and Sawamura Tanosuke III as Iroha of the Kanaya (BL)
「九字菱の音右衛門」初代坂東亀蔵、「イ菱の与吉」四代目中村芝翫、「井筒屋新助」十三代目市村羽左衛門 、「加名屋内いろは」三代目沢村田之助
After: Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 24.7 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.1467
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionEach yotsugiri image is based on a full-sized ôban print by Kunisada; it is not clear whether the miniature version was designed by Kunisada himself or someone copying him. The MFA collection has the full-sized versions of the two upper images: 11.42932 (TR) and 11.40170 (TL).
For the two upper images:
Play: Tôkaidô Iroha Nikki
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1861.7
東駅いろは日記（とうかいどういろはにっき）
市村
1861、文久０１、07・13
For the two lower images:
Play: Kutsuwa no Oto Tazuna no Somewake
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1861.5
轡音☆染分（くつわのおとたづなのそめわけ）
市村
1861、文久０１、05
For the two upper images:
Play: Tôkaidô Iroha Nikki
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1861.7
東駅いろは日記（とうかいどういろはにっき）
市村
1861、文久０１、07・13
For the two lower images:
Play: Kutsuwa no Oto Tazuna no Somewake
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1861.5
轡音☆染分（くつわのおとたづなのそめわけ）
市村
1861、文久０１、05
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
Marks
No censor's seal
No blockcutter's mark
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
版元：なし
No blockcutter's mark
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
彫師：なし
版元：なし
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)