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「御守殿お熊」四代目尾上菊五郎 「七之助妹於浪」十三代目市村羽左衛門、「小猿七之すけ」四代目市川小団次
Actors Onoe Kikugorô IV as Goshuden Okuma (R), Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Shichinosuke's Younger Sister (Imôto) Onami, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Kozaru Shichinosuke (L)
「御守殿お熊」四代目尾上菊五郎 「七之助妹於浪」十三代目市村羽左衛門、「小猿七之すけ」四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.1 × 50.2 cm (13 13/16 × 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38955a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Ami Moyô Tôrô no Kikukiri
Theater: Ichimura
網模様燈篭菊桐
市村
Theater: Ichimura
網模様燈篭菊桐
市村
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 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳七
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.