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「舞つる 藤川友吉」（二代目）
Actor Fujikawa Tomokichi II as Maizuru
「舞つる 藤川友吉」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1813 (Bunka 10), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.4 x 26.5 cm (15 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13677
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hanakazashi Omokage Soga (?)
Theater: Ichimura
花插俤曽我（はなかざしおもかげそが）ヵ
市村
However, according to both Kabuki nenpyô and Kabuki nendaiki, the part of Maizuru was played by Fujikawa Kankichi rather than Fujikawa Tomokichi.
Theater: Ichimura
花插俤曽我（はなかざしおもかげそが）ヵ
市村
However, according to both Kabuki nenpyô and Kabuki nendaiki, the part of Maizuru was played by Fujikawa Kankichi rather than Fujikawa Tomokichi.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Maruya Bun'emon
改印：極、丸文
改印：極、丸文
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.