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「教訓いろはたとゑ」 「は 熊谷次郎直実」五代目市川海老蔵、「に 源蔵女房戸浪」三代目藤川花友
The Syllables Ha and Ni: Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Kumagai Jirô Naozane and Fujikawa Kayû III as Genzô's Wife (Nyôbô) Tonami, from the series An Instructive Alphabet of Proverbs (Kyôkun iroha tatoe)
「教訓いろはたとゑ」 「は 熊谷次郎直実」五代目市川海老蔵、「に 源蔵女房戸浪」三代目藤川花友
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1851 (Kaei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 25.5 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42589
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo. 02 in the series.
The complete series: 11.42589-11.42612.
The complete series: 11.42589-11.42612.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
InscriptionsProverb for Ha: Hana was sakuragi, hito wa bushi
Proverb for Ni: Nita mono wa fûfu
「花はさくら木人は武士」「似たものは夫婦」
Proverb for Ni: Nita mono wa fûfu
「花はさくら木人は武士」「似たものは夫婦」
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.