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（斧定九郎の）「操あやめ人形 河原崎権十郎」（初代） （与一兵衛の）「操あやめ人形 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as a Marionette (Ayatsuri ayame ningyô) of Ono Sadakurô (R) and Nakamura Shikan IV as a Marionette (Ayatsuri ayame ningyô) of Yoichibei (L)
（斧定九郎の）「操あやめ人形 河原崎権十郎」（初代） （与一兵衛の）「操あやめ人形 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.6 x 49.2 cm (14 x 19 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40863a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2): Ayatsuri Ayame Ningyô
Play (main feature): Kutsuwa no Oto Tazuna no Somewake
Theater: Ichimura
操菖蒲人形（あやつりあやめにんぎょう） 花薗
轡音☆染分（くつわのおとたづなのそめわけ）、上巻
市村、二番目大切
1861、文久０１
Play (main feature): Kutsuwa no Oto Tazuna no Somewake
Theater: Ichimura
操菖蒲人形（あやつりあやめにんぎょう） 花薗
轡音☆染分（くつわのおとたづなのそめわけ）、上巻
市村、二番目大切
1861、文久０１
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: Chicken 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Kane (on right sheet), Koizumi Hori Kane (on left sheet)
改印：酉五改
彫師：彫子兼 小泉彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Kane (on right sheet), Koizumi Hori Kane (on left sheet)
改印：酉五改
彫師：彫子兼 小泉彫兼
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.