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「うきよ又平」四代目中村歌右衛門、「女房おとく」二代目尾上菊次郎
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ukiyo Matabei and Onoe Kikujirô II as His Wife (Nyôbô) Otoku, from an untitled series in the form of book pages
「うきよ又平」四代目中村歌右衛門、「女房おとく」二代目尾上菊次郎
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 24 cm (14 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38294
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Hangonkô
Theater: Nakamura
けいせい反魂香
Theater: Nakamura
けいせい反魂香
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Kinugasa
Blockcutter's mark: Yoko Hori Take
改印：浜、衣笠
彫師：横彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yoko Hori Take
改印：浜、衣笠
彫師：横彫竹
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.