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「十六夜おさよ」三代目岩井粂三郎
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô III as Izayoi Osayo
「十六夜おさよ」三代目岩井粂三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40274
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kosode Soga Azami no Ironui
Theater: Ichimura
小袖曽我薊色縫（こそでそがあざみのいろぬい）
市村
1859、安政０６、02・05
Theater: Ichimura
小袖曽我薊色縫（こそでそがあざみのいろぬい）
市村
1859、安政０６、02・05
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未弐改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未弐改
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.