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「紀伊玉川」四代目尾上梅幸 「野路玉川」・「井出玉川」五代目沢村長十郎
DEACESSIONED June 20, 2019
Actors Onoe Baikô IV Representing the Jewel River of Kii (Kii Tamagawa) (R) and Sawamura Chôjûrô V Representing Both the Jewel River of Noji and the Jewel River of Ide (Noji Tamagawa, Ide Tamagawa) (L)
「紀伊玉川」四代目尾上梅幸 「野路玉川」・「井出玉川」五代目沢村長十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.6 x 49.6 cm (14 7/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36660a-b
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTwo right sheets of an incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: *11.36660a-b (two right sheets only; deaccessioned in 2019), 2009.4992.6a-c (complete)
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Mu Tamagawa Iroe no Sugatami
Play (main feature): Date Zensei Sakura no Iromaku
Theater: Nakamura
六玉川彩絵姿鏡（むたまがわいろえのすがたみ）、富本、長唄
伊達旭盛桜幕（だてぜんせいさくらのいろまく）
中村、二番目大切
MFA impressions: *11.36660a-b (two right sheets only; deaccessioned in 2019), 2009.4992.6a-c (complete)
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Mu Tamagawa Iroe no Sugatami
Play (main feature): Date Zensei Sakura no Iromaku
Theater: Nakamura
六玉川彩絵姿鏡（むたまがわいろえのすがたみ）、富本、長唄
伊達旭盛桜幕（だてぜんせいさくらのいろまく）
中村、二番目大切
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
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: 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.