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「べにかんおどり 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV in the Benikan Dance (Benikan odori)
「べにかんおどり 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Daikokuya Kinzaburō (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chōjirō (Hori Chō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Daikokuya Kinzaburō (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chōjirō (Hori Chō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyū 4/Genji 1), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ōban; 36.4 x 25.8 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21996
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Chigusa Hana Masago no Shimadai
Play (shosa, finale): Iro no Tsugiki Sakiwake Momiji
Theater: Morita
1864、甲子、元治０１、07・07
守田、二番目大切
千草花砂新舞台（ちぐさはなまさごのしまだい）、１番目、４番続
艶接咲分楓（いろのつぎきさきわけもみじ）、常磐津、岸沢、清元、長唄
Play (shosa, finale): Iro no Tsugiki Sakiwake Momiji
Theater: Morita
1864、甲子、元治０１、07・07
守田、二番目大切
千草花砂新舞台（ちぐさはなまさごのしまだい）、１番目、４番続
艶接咲分楓（いろのつぎきさきわけもみじ）、常磐津、岸沢、清元、長唄
Signed
Nanajūkyūsai Toyokuni hitsu
七十九歳豊国筆
七十九歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 7 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chō
改印：子七改
彫師：片田彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chō
改印：子七改
彫師：片田彫長
Inscriptions「お亀や／＼おかめ／＼とみな人ことに文や玉づさ下んしたおちやつぴいなんじやいなおきて／＼おちやつぴい親の代から其名をついでひく手あまたの身はやるせなやあつちらむいちやにこ／＼こつちらむいちやにこ／＼「やんもしろやいろざと通ひひくやさみせんの合」
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.