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寿 「見物ゑもん」 五代目市村竹之丞、初代坂東しうか
Actors Bandô Shûka I and Ichimura Takenojô V in Kenbutsuzaemon, from an untitled series of Auspicious Plays (Kotobuki kyôgen)
寿 「見物ゑもん」 五代目市村竹之丞、初代坂東しうか
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 1st 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 Number11.40298
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOne of a set showing six auspicious skits performed to celebrate the name change of Ichimura Takenojô V, formerly Ichimura Uzaemon XII.
Play (interval between main and second feature): Kotobuki
Scene: Kenbutsuzaemon
Play (main feature): Hôraisan Yotsugi Soga
Theater: Ichimura
蓬莱山世嗣曽我（ほうらいさんよつぎそが）
寿（ことぶき） 常磐津 見物左衛門（けんぶつざえもん）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1851、嘉永０４、01・13
Play (interval between main and second feature): Kotobuki
Scene: Kenbutsuzaemon
Play (main feature): Hôraisan Yotsugi Soga
Theater: Ichimura
蓬莱山世嗣曽我（ほうらいさんよつぎそが）
寿（ことぶき） 常磐津 見物左衛門（けんぶつざえもん）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1851、嘉永０４、01・13
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga
香蝶楼豊国画
香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi tô
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：佐七刀
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi tô
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：佐七刀
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.