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「弁慶」八代目市川団十郎、「牛若丸」四代目市川小団次
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Benkei (R) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Ushiwakamaru (L)
「弁慶」八代目市川団十郎、「牛若丸」四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1847 (Kôka 4), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 x 25.8 cm (14 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39043
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2): Shiki Utsushi Tosa-e no Futsutsuka
Play (main feature): Genke Hachidai Megumi no Tsuwamono
Theater: Ichimura
The actors' names are written in by hand.
四季写土佐画拙（しきうつしとさえのふつつか） 常磐津、竹本、長唄
源家八代恵剛者（げんけはちだいめぐみのつわもの）
市村、二番目大切
1847、弘化０４、11・04
Play (main feature): Genke Hachidai Megumi no Tsuwamono
Theater: Ichimura
The actors' names are written in by hand.
四季写土佐画拙（しきうつしとさえのふつつか） 常磐津、竹本、長唄
源家八代恵剛者（げんけはちだいめぐみのつわもの）
市村、二番目大切
1847、弘化０４、11・04
Signed
Hanmoto no ôju Toyokuni ga
梓元の應需豊国画
梓元の應需豊国画
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.