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初代沢村四郎吾郎の尾上の前、二代目市村亀蔵ヵ（初代市川友蔵ヵ）の小狐丸
Actors Sawamura Shirogorô I as Onoe no Mae and Ichimura Kamezô II [sic; actually Ichikawa Tomozô I?] as Kogitsunemaru
初代沢村四郎吾郎の尾上の前、二代目市村亀蔵ヵ（初代市川友蔵ヵ）の小狐丸
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 28.9 x 15.2 cm (11 3/8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18509
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #285 (role and date not identified)
DescriptionPlay (jôruri): Michiyuki Oku Shimo Obana no Sode
Play (kaomise): Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe
Theater: Ichimura
道行置霜尾花袖（みちゆきおくしもおばなのそで）
男山弓勢競（おとこやまゆんぜいくらべ）
市村
According to both Kabuki nenpyô and Kabuki nendaiki, the role here assigned to Ichimura Kamezô II was actually played by Ichikawa Tomozô I, who received the name at this time.
Play (kaomise): Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe
Theater: Ichimura
道行置霜尾花袖（みちゆきおくしもおばなのそで）
男山弓勢競（おとこやまゆんぜいくらべ）
市村
According to both Kabuki nenpyô and Kabuki nendaiki, the role here assigned to Ichimura Kamezô II was actually played by Ichikawa Tomozô I, who received the name at this time.
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
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.