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「色競秋七草」 「甲斐之助 中村駒之助」（五代目） 「梅の井 荻野扇女」
Actors Nakamura Komanosuke V as Kainosuke (R) and Ogino Senjo as Umenoi (L), in Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa
「色競秋七草」 「甲斐之助 中村駒之助」（五代目） 「梅の井 荻野扇女」
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki (Japanese, 1841–1899)
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban diptych; 24.5 x 36.6 cm (9 5/8 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36128a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 120
DescriptionPlay: Irokurabe Aki no Nanakusa
Theater: Naka
色競秋七草（いろくらべあきのななくさ）
中
Theater: Naka
色競秋七草（いろくらべあきのななくさ）
中
Signed
(no signature visible)
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.