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「十郎すけなり 歌川四良五郎」、「うめがへ 中村富十郎」（初代）
Actors Utagawa Shirogorô as Jûrô Sukenari and Nakamura Tomijûrô I as Umegae
「十郎すけなり 歌川四良五郎」、「うめがへ 中村富十郎」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1743 (Kanpô 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.1 x 14.5 cm (11 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13231
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kado Midori Tokiwa Soga
Theater: Nakamura
Utagawa Shirogorô used this name from 1742.11 to 1749.11, when he became Sawamura Sôjûrô II.
門緑常盤曽我（かどみどりときわそが）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
Utagawa Shirogorô used this name from 1742.11 to 1749.11, when he became Sawamura Sôjûrô II.
門緑常盤曽我（かどみどりときわそが）
中村
Signed
Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
鳥居清信筆
鳥居清信筆
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.
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.