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八代目片岡仁左衛門と四代目中村芝翫の口上
Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII and Nakamura Shikan IV Greeting the Audience (kôjô)
八代目片岡仁左衛門と四代目中村芝翫の口上
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sasaya Matabei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sasaya Matabei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 25 cm (14 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39022
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.39022, 11.45343, *11.45344 (deaccessioned in 2012)
Play: Tenmangû Rishô no Kamigaki (or: Tenmangû Megumi no Kamigaki)
Theater: Nakamura
天満宮利生神籬（てんまんぐうりしょうのかみがき）
中村
1860、万延０１
Play: Tenmangû Rishô no Kamigaki (or: Tenmangû Megumi no Kamigaki)
Theater: Nakamura
天満宮利生神籬（てんまんぐうりしょうのかみがき）
中村
1860、万延０１
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Masa
改印：申六改
彫師：彫工政
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Masa
改印：申六改
彫師：彫工政
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.