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おせん 「瀬川菊之丞」（初代）、けんかや五郎右衛門 「市川団十郎」（二代目）
Actors Segawa Kikunojô I as Osen and Ichikawa Danjûrô II as Kenkaya Goroemon
おせん 「瀬川菊之丞」（初代）、けんかや五郎右衛門 「市川団十郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1732 (Kyôhô 17), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and metallic filings
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.6 x 15.5 cm (12 13/16 x 6 1/8 in. )
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13203
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0115; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #90
DescriptionPlay: Hatsugoyomi Ainai Soga
Theater: Nakamura
初暦商曽我（はつごよみあいないそが）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
初暦商曽我（はつごよみあいないそが）
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.