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「芸者みよ吉」三代目岩井粂三郎 「穂積新三郎」初代河原崎権十郎
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Geisha Miyokichi (R) and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Hozumi Shinzaburô (L)
「芸者みよ吉」三代目岩井粂三郎 「穂積新三郎」初代河原崎権十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.5 x 50.7 cm (14 3/8 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40880a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hachiman Matsuri Yomiya no Nigiwai
Theater: Ichimura
八幡祭小望月賑（はちまんまつりよみやのにぎわい）
市村
1860、万延０１
Theater: Ichimura
八幡祭小望月賑（はちまんまつりよみやのにぎわい）
市村
1860、万延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: Monkey 7 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：申七改
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：申七改
彫師：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.