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「教訓いろはたとゑ」「も 足利光氏」三代目岩井粂三郎、「せ 美人お松」初代坂東しうか
The Syllables Mo and Se: Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Ashikaga Mitsuuji and Bandô Shûka I as Bijin Omatsu, from the series An Instructive Alphabet of Proverbs (Kyôkun iroha tatoe)
「教訓いろはたとゑ」「も 足利光氏」三代目岩井粂三郎、「せ 美人お松」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; 37.6 x 25.1 cm (14 13/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42611
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo. 23 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: Mera, Watanabe
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺
彫師：なし
InscriptionsProverb for Mo: Motsu ta ga yamai
Proverb for Se: Se ni hara wa kaerarenu
「もつたがやまひ」「背にはらはかへられぬ」
Proverb for Se: Se ni hara wa kaerarenu
「もつたがやまひ」「背にはらはかへられぬ」
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.