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「見立三十六句撰 八百屋於七」 初代嵐吉六、初代坂東村右衛門、六代目坂東又太郎、四代目市川小団次の於七
Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Yaoya Oshichi, with Arashi Kichiroku I, Bandô Muraemon I, and Bandô Matatarô VI as puppet manipulators, from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjûrokku sen)
「見立三十六句撰 八百屋於七」 初代嵐吉六、初代坂東村右衛門、六代目坂東又太郎、四代目市川小団次の於七
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.9 x 25.1 cm (14 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21870
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Herwig, Vos, & Griffith, "Surprise Comparisons...," in Andon 96 (2014)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21870, 11.30015, 11.30047, 11.30063
Poem transcribed and translated in Andon 96, p. 56.
安政3年11月市村座「倡女誠長田忠孝」二番目「松竹梅雪曙」の二番目大切「封文恋書置」を描いたものヵ。
Poem transcribed and translated in Andon 96, p. 56.
安政3年11月市村座「倡女誠長田忠孝」二番目「松竹梅雪曙」の二番目大切「封文恋書置」を描いたものヵ。
Signed
Utagawa Toyokuni hitsu; Gengyo (on inset)
歌川豊国筆、玄魚
歌川豊国筆、玄魚
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰十一
彫師：なし
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.