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四代目大谷友右衛門、「戸樫左衛門」四代目市川小団次、関歌助、四代目浅尾為十郎、「武蔵坊弁慶」八代目市川団十郎、「源義経」初代坂東竹三郎
Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Togashi Saemon, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Musashibô Benkei, and Bandô Takesaburô I as Minamoto no Yoshitsune, with Ôtani Tomoemon IV, Seki Utasuke, and Asao Tamejûrô IV as Servants
四代目大谷友右衛門、「戸樫左衛門」四代目市川小団次、関歌助、四代目浅尾為十郎、「武蔵坊弁慶」八代目市川団十郎、「源義経」初代坂東竹三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.1 x 37.7 cm (9 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30412
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.30412, 2009.5007.46
Play: Kanjinchô
Theater: Kawarazaki
Main feature: Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki
勧進帳（かんじんちょう）
伊達競阿国劇場（だてくらべおくにかぶき）
河原崎
Play: Kanjinchô
Theater: Kawarazaki
Main feature: Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki
勧進帳（かんじんちょう）
伊達競阿国劇場（だてくらべおくにかぶき）
河原崎
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Yoshimura
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：衣笠、吉村
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：衣笠、吉村
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.