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「仮名手本忠臣蔵 六段目」「母於可矢」初代岩井繁松、「須波数右衛門」初代坂東亀蔵 「早野勘平」四代目市村家橘、「千崎弥五郎」五代目坂東彦三郎 「一文字屋才兵衛」 初代河原崎権十郎、「於可留」初代河原崎国太郎
Act VI of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chûshingura rokudanme): Actors Iwai Shigematsu I as the Mother (Haha) Okaya, Bandô Kamezô I as Suwa Kazuemon (R), Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Hayano Kanpei, Bandô Hikosaburô V as Senzaki Yagorô (C), Kawarazaki Gonjûrô i as Ichimojiya Saihei, and Kawarazaki Kunitaro I as Okaru
「仮名手本忠臣蔵 六段目」「母於可矢」初代岩井繁松、「須波数右衛門」初代坂東亀蔵 「早野勘平」四代目市村家橘、「千崎弥五郎」五代目坂東彦三郎 「一文字屋才兵衛」 初代河原崎権十郎、「於可留」初代河原崎国太郎
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36 × 74.2 cm (14 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.34911a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 100-0522 (R), 100-0523 (C), 100-0524 (L)
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 7 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：寅七改
彫師：彫栄
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
Artist's seal: toshidama
改印：寅七改
彫師：彫栄
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 15, 2000)
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.