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「けゐせいかほる」四代目中村芝翫 「雄蝶の精」四代目中村芝翫
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as both the Courtesan (Keishi) Kaoru (R) and the Spirit of a Male Butterfly (Ochô no sei) (L)
「けゐせいかほる」四代目中村芝翫 「雄蝶の精」四代目中村芝翫
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Shônosuke (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseya Shônosuke (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.7 x 49.1 cm (14 1/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40887a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Katakiuchi Amanohashidate
Dance number: Kikkôden Goshiki no Kumiito
Theater: Morita
復讐天橋立（かたきうちあまのはしだて）
乞巧奠五色の☆（きっこうでんごしきのくみいと）、常磐津、清元、長唄
雄蝶の精（おちょうのせい）
守田、二番目大切
Dance number: Kikkôden Goshiki no Kumiito
Theater: Morita
復讐天橋立（かたきうちあまのはしだて）
乞巧奠五色の☆（きっこうでんごしきのくみいと）、常磐津、清元、長唄
雄蝶の精（おちょうのせい）
守田、二番目大切
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 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Fuka-Chô
改印：申八改
彫師：彫工深長
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Fuka-Chô
改印：申八改
彫師：彫工深長
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.