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「局岩藤」五代目沢村長十郎、「召仕お初」初代坂東しうか
Actors Sawamura Chôjûrô V as Tsubone Iwafuji and Bandô Shûka I as Meshitsukai Ohatsu
「局岩藤」五代目沢村長十郎、「召仕お初」初代坂東しうか
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sôji (Japanese)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sôji (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 24.7 cm (14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40225
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sumidagawa Tsui no Kagamon
Theater: Ichimura
隅田川対高賀紋（すみだがわついのかがもん）
市村
1852、嘉永０５、03・03
Theater: Ichimura
隅田川対高賀紋（すみだがわついのかがもん）
市村
1852、嘉永０５、03・03
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 3
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sôji
改印：米良、渡辺、子三
彫師：ホリ宗二
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sôji
改印：米良、渡辺、子三
彫師：ホリ宗二
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.