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「教訓いろはたとゑ」「む 菅丞相」十二代目市村羽左衛門、「う 小栗宗丹」初代坂東竹三郎
The Syllables Mu and U: Actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Kan Shôjô and Bandô Takesaburô I as Oguri Sôtan, from the series An Instructive Alphabet of Proverbs (Kyôkun iroha tatoe)
「教訓いろはたとゑ」「む 菅丞相」十二代目市村羽左衛門、「う 小栗宗丹」初代坂東竹三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō (Dansendō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburō (Dansendō) (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 25.2 cm (14 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42600
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo. 12 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: Fuku, Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
InscriptionsProverb for Mu: Muri ga tôreba dôri hikkomu
Proverb for U: Uso kara deta makoto
「無利が通れば道理ひつこむ」「うそから出たまこと」
Proverb for U: Uso kara deta makoto
「無利が通れば道理ひつこむ」「うそから出たまこと」
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.