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「雪月花ノ内」月 「光氏」三代目岩井粂三郎 「朝妻」初代中村福助
Moon: Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Mitsuuji (R) and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asazuma (L), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka no uchi)
「雪月花ノ内」月 「光氏」三代目岩井粂三郎 「朝妻」初代中村福助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagaya Kichiemon (Kichibei) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.3 x 48 cm (13 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39050a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, Act 4 of Part 1): E-kyôdai Kotori no Saezuri
Scene: Moon (Tsuki)
Play (main feature): Meoto Musubi Musume Hyôbanki
Theater: Nakamura
画☆☆燕子雀囀（えきょうだいことりのさえずり） 清元、長唄
月（つき）
恋夫帯娘評判記（めおとむすびむすめひょうばんき）
中村、一番目四幕目
1858、安政０５
Scene: Moon (Tsuki)
Play (main feature): Meoto Musubi Musume Hyôbanki
Theater: Nakamura
画☆☆燕子雀囀（えきょうだいことりのさえずり） 清元、長唄
月（つき）
恋夫帯娘評判記（めおとむすびむすめひょうばんき）
中村、一番目四幕目
1858、安政０５
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午三
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午三
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.