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「音吉 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）、「音松 市村羽左衛門」（十二代目）
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Otokichi and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Otomatsu
「音吉 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）、「音松 市村羽左衛門」（十二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1841 (Tenpô 12), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 24 x 27.5 cm (9 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41540
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Fude Hajime Soga no Fukubiki
Theater: Ichimura
筆始曽我福贔屓（ふではじめそがのふくびき）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
筆始曽我福贔屓（ふではじめそがのふくびき）
市村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox aratame
No blockcutter's mark
No blockcutter's mark
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.