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「つほね岩ふじ」 初代河原崎権十郎、「おはつ」五代目坂東彦三郎
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Tsubone Iwafuji and Bandô Hikosaburô V as Ohatsu
「つほね岩ふじ」 初代河原崎権十郎、「おはつ」五代目坂東彦三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 × 25.3 cm (14 1/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40475
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gohiiki Soga Ichiza Tehajime
Theater: Nakamura
御摂曽我一座魁（ごひいきそがいちざてはじめ）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
御摂曽我一座魁（ごひいきそがいちざてはじめ）
中村
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Nidai Ôta Hori Koma
改印：卯正改
彫師：二代太田彫駒
Blockcutter's mark: Nidai Ôta Hori Koma
改印：卯正改
彫師：二代太田彫駒
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.