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「葛の葉狐」三代目嵐璃寛、「安部の保名」八代目市川団十郎
Actors Arashi Rikaku III as the Fox (Kitsune) Kuzunoha, and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Abe no Yasuna (inset)
「葛の葉狐」三代目嵐璃寛、「安部の保名」八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.6 cm (14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40404
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (second feature): Ashiya Dôman Ôuchi Kagami
Play (main feature): Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
芦屋道満大内鑑（あしやどうまんおおうちかがみ）
児雷也豪傑譚語（じらいやごうけつものがたり）
河原崎、二番目
1852、嘉永０５、07・25
Play (main feature): Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
芦屋道満大内鑑（あしやどうまんおおうちかがみ）
児雷也豪傑譚語（じらいやごうけつものがたり）
河原崎、二番目
1852、嘉永０５、07・25
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 7, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子七、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子七、シタ売
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.