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「教訓いろはたとゑ」「ほ 梅の由兵衛」五代目沢村長十郎、「へ 庄司娘おみつ」初代坂東しうか
The Syllables Ho and He: Actors Sawamura Chôjûrô V as Ume no Yoshibei and Bandô Shûka I as Shôji's Daughter (Musume) Omitsu, from the series An Instructive Alphabet of Proverbs (Kyôkun iroha tatoe)
「教訓いろはたとゑ」「ほ 梅の由兵衛」五代目沢村長十郎、「へ 庄司娘おみつ」初代坂東しうか
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; 37.3 x 25.5 cm (14 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42591
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo. 03 in the series.
The complete series: 11.42589-11.42612.
役者名が墨書された貼り紙あり。
The complete series: 11.42589-11.42612.
役者名が墨書された貼り紙あり。
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 Ho: Hotoke no kao mo sando
Proverb for He: Hebi no nama koroshi
「仏の顔もさんど」「へびのなまころし」
Proverb for He: Hebi no nama koroshi
「仏の顔もさんど」「へびのなまころし」
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.