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「男杉の精」四代目市村家橘 「箱王丸」四代目市川小団次 「女杉の精」四代目市村家橘
Actors Ichimura Kakitsu IV as the Spirit of a Male Cedar Tree (R), Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Hakoômaru (C), and Ichimura Kakitsu IV as the Spirit of a Female Cedar Tree (L)
「男杉の精」四代目市村家橘 「箱王丸」四代目市川小団次 「女杉の精」四代目市村家橘
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 × 71.3 cm (14 1/4 × 28 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41769a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe sheets are attached in incorrect order; sheet at R should be at L.
Play: Keisei Soga Kuruwa Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
Play: Keisei Soga Kuruwa Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 3 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：卯三改
彫師：彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：卯三改
彫師：彫長
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.