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「大伴黒主」五代目市川海老蔵 「小町桜のせいれい」四代目尾上梅幸
Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Ôtomo Kuronushi (R) and Onoe Baikô IV as the Spirit of the Komachi Cherry Tree (Komachi sakura no seirei) (R)
「大伴黒主」五代目市川海老蔵 「小町桜のせいれい」四代目尾上梅幸
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.7 x 49.9 cm (14 7/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38352a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (Jôruri): Tsumoru Koi Yuki no Seki no To
Play (main feature): Oda no Yukimi Tsugi no Tamamono
Theater: Kawarazaki
積恋雪関扉（つもるこいゆきのせきのと）、常磐津
小田雪貢賜（おだのゆきみつぎのたまもの）
河原崎、二番目大切
1850、嘉永０３、11・09
Play (main feature): Oda no Yukimi Tsugi no Tamamono
Theater: Kawarazaki
積恋雪関扉（つもるこいゆきのせきのと）、常磐津
小田雪貢賜（おだのゆきみつぎのたまもの）
河原崎、二番目大切
1850、嘉永０３、11・09
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.