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「古代今様色紙合」 「おやま人形」、「左り甚五郎」四代目中村歌右衛門
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hidari Jingorô and an Unidentified Actor as an Oyama Doll (Oyama ningyô), from the series Square Pictures in Old and New Styles (Kodai imayô shikishi awase)
「古代今様色紙合」 「おやま人形」、「左り甚五郎」四代目中村歌右衛門
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine) (Japanese, 1787–1868)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Jôshûya Jûzô / Jûbei (Kinjûdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Jôshûya Jûzô / Jûbei (Kinjûdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 34.4 x 25 cm (13 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25907
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.25907, 11.45125
Nakamura Utaemon IV, who died in 1852, had played the role of Hidari Jingorô in 1847.
Nakamura Utaemon IV, who died in 1852, had played the role of Hidari Jingorô in 1847.
Signed
Oyama ningyô, Torii Kiyomitsu ga; Hidari Jingorô, Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga
おやま人形 鳥居清満画、左り甚五郎 一陽斎豊国画
おやま人形 鳥居清満画、左り甚五郎 一陽斎豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 12
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師：彫竹
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.