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「つる喜代君」音吉、 「千松」才三郎 「政岡」二代目尾上菊次郎
Actors Onkichi as Tsurukiyo, Saizaburô as Senmatsu (R), and Onoe Kikujirô II as Nurse (Menoto) Masaoka
「つる喜代君」音吉、 「千松」才三郎 「政岡」二代目尾上菊次郎
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.7 x 50.6 cm (14 1/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38081a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionPlay: Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki
Theater: Kawarazaki
伊達競阿国劇場（だてくらべおくにかぶき）
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
伊達競阿国劇場（だてくらべおくにかぶき）
河原崎
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
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.