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「おはつ」初代坂東しうか、「局岩藤」五代目沢村宗十郎
Actors Bandô Shûka I as Ohatsu and Sawamura Sôjûrô V as Tsubone Iwafuji
「おはつ」初代坂東しうか、「局岩藤」五代目沢村宗十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1847 (Kôka 4), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 26.2 x 37.6 cm (10 5/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38428
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hatsu-zakura Onoe Iwafuji
Theater: Ichimura
初桜尾上以丸藤（はつざくらおのえいわふじ）
市村
1847、弘化０４、02・18
Theater: Ichimura
初桜尾上以丸藤（はつざくらおのえいわふじ）
市村
1847、弘化０４、02・18
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
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.