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「芸者おもと」初代中村歌女之丞、「刀屋新助」五代目坂東彦三郎 「稲葉幸蔵」四代目市川小団次
Actors Nakamura Kamenojô I as Geisha Omoto, Bandô Hikosaburô V as Katanaya Shinsuke (R), and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Inaba Kôzô (L)
「芸者おもと」初代中村歌女之丞、「刀屋新助」五代目坂東彦三郎 「稲葉幸蔵」四代目市川小団次
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.8 x 50.3 cm (14 1/2 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40827a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Nezumi Komon Haru no Shingata
Theater: Ichimura
鼠小紋東君新形（ねずみこもんはるのしんがた）
市村
1857、安政０４、01・15
Theater: Ichimura
鼠小紋東君新形（ねずみこもんはるのしんがた）
市村
1857、安政０４、01・15
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 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.