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「本蔵妻となせ」五代目坂東彦三郎 「娘小なみ」初代河原崎国太郎
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Honzô's Wife (Tsuma) Tonase (R) and Kawarazaki Kunitarô I as His Daughter (Musume) Konami
「本蔵妻となせ」五代目坂東彦三郎 「娘小なみ」初代河原崎国太郎
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 × 49.1 cm (14 3/16 × 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41562a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 8 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅八改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅八改
彫師：なし
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.