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「おかる」初代坂東しうか 「寺岡平右衛門」八代目市川団十
Actors Bandô Shûka I as Okaru (R) and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Teraoka Heiemon (L)
「おかる」初代坂東しうか 「寺岡平右衛門」八代目市川団十
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.4 x 49 cm (13 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38392a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
1851、嘉永０４、02・24
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
1851、嘉永０４、02・24
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
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.