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「平太郎良門」初代中村福助 「源頼信」四代目尾上菊五郎
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Taira Tarô Yoshikado (R) and Onoe Kikugorô IV as Minamoto Yorinobu (L)
「平太郎良門」初代中村福助 「源頼信」四代目尾上菊五郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.8 x 50.5 cm (14 1/2 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40843a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.40843a-b (complete diptych), *11.45262 (right sheet only; deaccessioned in 2012)
Play: Hanano no Tsuki Utô Hitofushi
Theater: Nakamura
英皎うとふ一諷（はなののつきうとうひとふし）
中村
1859、安政０６、09・16
Play: Hanano no Tsuki Utô Hitofushi
Theater: Nakamura
英皎うとふ一諷（はなののつきうとうひとふし）
中村
1859、安政０６、09・16
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：未九改
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：未九改
彫師：横川彫竹
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.