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「教訓いろはたとゑ」「い 三番叟」四代目中村歌右衛門、「ろ 細川勝元」十三代目市村羽左衛門
The Syllables I and Ro: Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sanbasô and Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Hosokawa Katsumoto, from the series An Instructive Alphabet of Proverbs (Kyôkun iroha tatoe)
「教訓いろはたとゑ」「い 三番叟」四代目中村歌右衛門、「ろ 細川勝元」十三代目市村羽左衛門
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 x 25.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42590
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo. 01 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 I: Iwai wa sennen mannen
Proverb for Ro: Ron yori shôko
「祝ひは千ねんまん年」「ろんよりしやうこ」
Proverb for Ro: Ron yori shôko
「祝ひは千ねんまん年」「ろんよりしやうこ」
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.