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「藤娘」・「瓢旦鯰」 初代中村福助
Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as both the Wisteria Girl (Fujimusume) and a Monkey with Catfish and Gourd (Namazu hyôtan)
「藤娘」・「瓢旦鯰」 初代中村福助
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 10th 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 Number11.39044
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2): Funa Torite Megumi no Ôtsu-e
Play (main feature): Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Morita
採筆恵の大津絵（ふでとりてめぐみのおおつえ） 常磐津、長唄
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
森田、二番目大切
1857、安政０４
Play (main feature): Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Morita
採筆恵の大津絵（ふでとりてめぐみのおおつえ） 常磐津、長唄
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
森田、二番目大切
1857、安政０４
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 10
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十
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.