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「濡髪」初代中村福助、「放駒」三代市川市蔵
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Nuregami and Ichikawa Ichizô III as Hanaregoma
「濡髪」初代中村福助、「放駒」三代市川市蔵
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 x 24.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40287
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Nat. Mus. of J. Hist., Nishiki-e wa ika ni tsukurareta ka (2009), ref. photo p. 9
DescriptionNo other example of this publisher's mark is known, but it is most likely a variant mark of Ebisuya Shôshichi.
Play (second feature): Hana no Iro Futatsu Chôchô
Play (main feature): Toki ni Minna Minobu no Goriyaku
Theater: Morita
壮色双蝶蝶（はなのいろふたつちょうちょう）
当南身延妙利益（ときにみんなみのぶのごりやく）
森田、二番目
1857、安政０４、08・10
Play (second feature): Hana no Iro Futatsu Chôchô
Play (main feature): Toki ni Minna Minobu no Goriyaku
Theater: Morita
壮色双蝶蝶（はなのいろふたつちょうちょう）
当南身延妙利益（ときにみんなみのぶのごりやく）
森田、二番目
1857、安政０４、08・10
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳八
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.