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「堀越屋市八」八代目市川団十郎 「市八妻 おしま」初代坂東しうか
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Horikoshiya Ichihachi (R) and Bandô Shûka I as Ichihachi's Wife (Tsuma) Oshima (L)
「堀越屋市八」八代目市川団十郎 「市八妻 おしま」初代坂東しうか
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.2 x 49.1 cm (14 1/4 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38451a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionPlay: Shinjû Nise Murasaki
Theater: Ichimura
心中二世紫（しんじゅうにせむらさき）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
心中二世紫（しんじゅうにせむらさき）
市村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
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.