Advanced Search 
「わかとう喜兵衛」初代中村鶴蔵、「谷沢頼母」初代中村福助
Actors Nakamura Tsuruzô I as Wakatô Kihei and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Tanizawa Tanomo
「わかとう喜兵衛」初代中村鶴蔵、「谷沢頼母」初代中村福助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40762
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29510, 11.40762
Play: Kinryûzan Chimoto no Hatsu Hana
Theater: Nakamura
金竜山千本初花（きんりゅうざんちもとのはつはな）
中村
1857、安政０４
Play: Kinryûzan Chimoto no Hatsu Hana
Theater: Nakamura
金竜山千本初花（きんりゅうざんちもとのはつはな）
中村
1857、安政０４
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳三
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳三
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.