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「濡髪長五郎」初代中村福助 「放駒長吉」三代市川市蔵 「長吉姉お関」六代目市川団蔵
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Nuregami Chôgorô (R), Ichikawa Ichizô III as Hanaregoma Chôkichi (C), and Ichikawa Danzô VI as Chôkichi's Older Sister (Ane) Oseki (L)
「濡髪長五郎」初代中村福助 「放駒長吉」三代市川市蔵 「長吉姉お関」六代目市川団蔵
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 34.5 × 73.5 cm (13 9/16 × 28 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38764a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (second feature): Hana no Iro Futatsu Chôchô
Play (main feature): Toki ni Minna Minobu no Goriyaku
Theater: Morita
The actors in the two main roles traded back and forth on alternate days.
壮色双蝶蝶（はなのいろふたつちょうちょう）
当南身延妙利益（ときにみんなみのぶのごりやく）
森田、二番目
1857、安政０４、08・10
Play (main feature): Toki ni Minna Minobu no Goriyaku
Theater: Morita
The actors in the two main roles traded back and forth on alternate days.
壮色双蝶蝶（はなのいろふたつちょうちょう）
当南身延妙利益（ときにみんなみのぶのごりやく）
森田、二番目
1857、安政０４、08・10
Signed
Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
国貞画(年玉枠）
国貞画(年玉枠）
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳八
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.