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「雄蝶の精」 「けいせゐかほる」 四代目中村芝翫
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as both the Spirit of a Male Butterfly (Ochô no sei) and the Courtesan (Keisei) Kaoru
「雄蝶の精」 「けいせゐかほる」 四代目中村芝翫
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.4 x 24.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40268
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (finale of Part 2): Kikkôden Goshiki no Kumiito
Scene: Ochô no Sei
Play (main feature): Katakiuchi Amanohashidate
Theater: Morita
乞巧奠五色の☆（きっこうでんごしきのくみいと）、常磐津、清元、長唄
雄蝶の精（おちょうのせい）
復讐天橋立（かたきうちあまのはしだて）
守田、二番目大切
1860、万延０１、07・14
Scene: Ochô no Sei
Play (main feature): Katakiuchi Amanohashidate
Theater: Morita
乞巧奠五色の☆（きっこうでんごしきのくみいと）、常磐津、清元、長唄
雄蝶の精（おちょうのせい）
復讐天橋立（かたきうちあまのはしだて）
守田、二番目大切
1860、万延０１、07・14
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：申八改
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：申八改
彫師：彫竹
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.