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「初ぞら太夫」 四代目中村歌右衛門 「馬のり駒吉」 四代目中村歌右衛門 「かげ清」 四代目中村歌右衛門
Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV in three roles as Hatsuzoradayû (R), Umanori Komakichi (C), and Kagekiyo (L)
「初ぞら太夫」 四代目中村歌右衛門 「馬のり駒吉」 四代目中村歌右衛門 「かげ清」 四代目中村歌右衛門
Jukôdô Yoshikuni (Japanese, active 1804–1843)
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 25 x 54.4 cm (9 13/16 x 21 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36242a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 105; Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 3 (2001), #297 (Umanori only)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.16226.14a-c, 11.36242a-c (sheets in different order)
Play: Mitsu no Haru Suzume no Tawamure
Theater: Naka
三春翫雀躍（みつのはるすずめのたわむれ）
中
Play: Mitsu no Haru Suzume no Tawamure
Theater: Naka
三春翫雀躍（みつのはるすずめのたわむれ）
中
Signed
Yoshikuni (on center sheet), Yoshikuni ga (on left sheet)
よし国 芳国画
よし国 芳国画
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.