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Actor Ichikawa Kodanji IV as both a Thunder God (Kaminari) and a Puppet Handler (Nomitori no ningyô), with Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, from the series Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi)


「四季之内 雷・のみとりの人形」四代目市川小団次、初代河原崎権十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 3rd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.6 x 25.3 cm (14 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40142
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.21654, 11.40142

Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Yosete Mimasu Hana no Nishiki-e
Play (main feature): Miyakodori Nagare no Shiranami
Theater: Kawarazaki
寄三升花四季画(よせてみますはなのにしきえ) 常磐津、義太夫、長唄
都鳥廓白浪(みやこどりながれのしらなみ)
河原崎、二番目大切
1854、嘉永07、03・01

役名は絵本番付から補う。
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、寅三
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.