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「梅王丸」六代目松本幸四郎、「藤原時平公」四代目坂東彦三郎
Actors Matsumoto Koshirô VI as Umeômaru and Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Fujiwara Shihei
「梅王丸」六代目松本幸四郎、「藤原時平公」四代目坂東彦三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 24.6 cm (14 5/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38342
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db Kuniyoshi Project db (complete triptych)
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
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.