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「又平女房おとく 岩井紫若 」（初代） 「浮世又平 中村歌右衛門」（四代目） 「狩野哥之助 市村羽左衛門」（十二代目）
Actors Iwai Shijaku I as Matabei's Wife (Nyôbô) Otoku (R), Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ukiyo Matabei (C), and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Kano Utanosuke (L)
「又平女房おとく 岩井紫若 」（初代） 「浮世又平 中村歌右衛門」（四代目） 「狩野哥之助 市村羽左衛門」（十二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenpô 11), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 76 cm (14 9/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38460a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Hangonkô (third-year memorial for Nakamura Tamasuke)
Play (main feature): Gohiiki Yakko no Konoshita
Theater: Ichimura
けいせゐ返魂香（けいせいはんごんこう）
御贔屓握虎木下（ごひいきやっこのこのした）
市村
1840、天保１１、08・02
Play (main feature): Gohiiki Yakko no Konoshita
Theater: Ichimura
けいせゐ返魂香（けいせいはんごんこう）
御贔屓握虎木下（ごひいきやっこのこのした）
市村
1840、天保１１、08・02
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.