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「七ツいろは （ゐ） 神谷伊右衛門 中村翫雀」（二代目）
The Syllable Wi: Actor Nakamura Kanjaku II as Kamiya Iemon, from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Nanatsu iroha)
「七ツいろは （ゐ） 神谷伊右衛門 中村翫雀」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 24.4 x 18.4 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.35548
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 113; Fiorillo and Luhl, "Enjaku," Andon special issue (2006), list no. 1.21 and p. 51, pl. 10
DescriptionFrom a series collectively designed by Kunikazu, Enjaku, and Yoshitaki.
万延1（1860）年8月、大坂、筑後芝居「東海道四谷怪談（とうかいどうよつやかいだん）」で、中村翫雀は民谷伊右衛門（たみやいえもん）を演じている。歌舞伎では神谷、民谷を両用する。この芝居に取材した見立の役者絵で、四幕目の「夢の場」。「七ツいろは」と題されるシリーズの1図で、国員、猿雀、芳瀧の合作のシリーズ。 -- 武藤 純子Ｋ
万延1（1860）年8月、大坂、筑後芝居「東海道四谷怪談（とうかいどうよつやかいだん）」で、中村翫雀は民谷伊右衛門（たみやいえもん）を演じている。歌舞伎では神谷、民谷を両用する。この芝居に取材した見立の役者絵で、四幕目の「夢の場」。「七ツいろは」と題されるシリーズの1図で、国員、猿雀、芳瀧の合作のシリーズ。 -- 武藤 純子Ｋ
Signed
Enjaku
猿雀
猿雀
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.