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「万字屋八ツ橋」三代目岩井粂三郎、「船橋次郎左衛門」四代目坂東彦三郎、「佐野次郎左衛門」五代目市川海老蔵、「万字屋藤吉」1.5代目尾上松緑
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Yatsuhashi of the Manjiya, Bandô Hikosabûrô IV as Funabashi Jirozaemon, Ichikawa Ebizô V as Sano Jirozaemon, and Onoe Shôroku 1.5 as Manjiya Tôkichi
「万字屋八ツ橋」三代目岩井粂三郎、「船橋次郎左衛門」四代目坂東彦三郎、「佐野次郎左衛門」五代目市川海老蔵、「万字屋藤吉」1.5代目尾上松緑
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 24 x 35.6 cm (9 7/16 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25931
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (second feature): Yukari no Hana Iro mo Yoshiwara
Play (main feature): Kurabe Koshi Ise Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
The actor Onoe Shôroku 1.5 (also sometimes called 1.2) used the name from 1849 to 1873 but is not presently recognized as an official member of the line.
紫花色吉原（ゆかりのはないろもよしわら） 競伊勢物語（くらべこしいせものがたり）
河原崎、二番目
1850、嘉永０３、05・05
Play (main feature): Kurabe Koshi Ise Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
The actor Onoe Shôroku 1.5 (also sometimes called 1.2) used the name from 1849 to 1873 but is not presently recognized as an official member of the line.
紫花色吉原（ゆかりのはないろもよしわら） 競伊勢物語（くらべこしいせものがたり）
河原崎、二番目
1850、嘉永０３、05・05
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga
一陽斎豊国画
一陽斎豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、渡辺
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、渡辺
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.