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「八百屋お七」初代坂東しうか、「小性吉三」八代目市川団十郎
Actors Bandô Shûka I as Yaoya Oshichi and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Koshô Kichiza
「八百屋お七」初代坂東しうか、「小性吉三」八代目市川団十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 27.7 cm (14 5/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40778
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Koi Moyô Furisode Meoto
Theater: Ichimura
恋模様振袖妹背（こいもようふりそでめおと）
市村
1851、嘉永０４
Theater: Ichimura
恋模様振袖妹背（こいもようふりそでめおと）
市村
1851、嘉永０４
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga
一陽斎豊国画
一陽斎豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、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.