Advanced Search 
「義平二」二代目尾上多見蔵 「団七九郎兵衛」四代目中村歌右衛門
Actors Onoe Tamizô II as Giheiji (R) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Kurobei (L)
「義平二」二代目尾上多見蔵 「団七九郎兵衛」四代目中村歌右衛門
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.1 x 47.9 cm (13 13/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38400a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 005-0753 (R), 005-0754 (L) (no dates given); http://www.kuniyoshiproject.com/Actor%20triptychs%201850,%20Part%20II%20(3J-5).htm
DescriptionPlay: Natsumatsuri Naniwa Kagami
Theater: Naka (Osaka)
夏祭浪花鑑（なつまつなにわかがみ）
中
Theater: Naka (Osaka)
夏祭浪花鑑（なつまつなにわかがみ）
中
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each design)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、シタ売
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.