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「勘平女房おかる」二代目沢村訥升 「大星由良之助」八代目片岡仁左衛門、「大星力弥」二代目片岡我当
Actors Sawamura Tosshô II as Kanpei's Wife (Nyôbô) Okaru (R), Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Ôboshi Yuranosuke, and Kataoka Gatô II as Ôboshi Rikiya (L)
「勘平女房おかる」二代目沢村訥升 「大星由良之助」八代目片岡仁左衛門、「大星力弥」二代目片岡我当
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 x 50.7 cm (14 3/16 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40803a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Irohagana Kane no Sashimono
Theater: Nakamura
いろは仮名金捺（いろはがなかねのさしもの）
中村
1857、安政０４
Theater: Nakamura
いろは仮名金捺（いろはがなかねのさしもの）
中村
1857、安政０４
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
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.