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「御曹子牛若」三代目片岡市蔵ヵ 「武蔵坊弁慶」初代中村福助
Actors Kataoka Ichizô III(?) as Onzôshi Ushiwaka (R) and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Musashibô Benkei (L)
「御曹子牛若」三代目片岡市蔵ヵ 「武蔵坊弁慶」初代中村福助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shōshichi (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shōshichi (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.4 x 49.9 cm (14 5/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40816a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kazashi no Hana Megumi no Takatsuna
Theater: Morita
挿頭菖蒲閏高綱（かざしのはなめぐみのたかつな）
森田
1857、安政０４
Theater: Morita
挿頭菖蒲閏高綱（かざしのはなめぐみのたかつな）
森田
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 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳四
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.