The Syllable No for the Play Gibbous Moon of Autumn (Nochi no tsuki): Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Kakubei and an unidentified actor as a Female Musician (Onnatayû), from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha) – Works – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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The Syllable No for the Play Gibbous Moon of Autumn (Nochi no tsuki): Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Kakubei and an unidentified actor as a Female Musician (Onnatayû), from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha)

The Syllable No for the Play Gibbous Moon of Autumn (Nochi no tsuki): Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Kakubei and an unidentified actor as a Female Musician (Onnatayû), from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha)

「清書七意呂波　（の）　のちの月」「角兵衛」四代目中村歌右衛門、「女太夫」

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Enshûya Hikobei (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

1856 (Ansei 3), 6th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.4 x 24.7 cm (13 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession Number11.42705

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.35399.26, 11.42705

Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)

Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 6
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰六
彫師：なし

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.