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「忠臣蔵銘々伝」 「矢間重太郎」八代目市川団十郎、「女房おりゑ」初代坂東しうか
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Yazama Jutarô and Bandô Shûka I as his Wife (Nyôbô) Orie, from the series The Heroes of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura meimei den)
「忠臣蔵銘々伝」 「矢間重太郎」八代目市川団十郎、「女房おりゑ」初代坂東しうか
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 24.5 cm (14 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43572
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29721, 11.43572
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯九
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯九
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.
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.