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「男雛」初代中村福助 「女雛」三代目岩井粂三郎
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as a Male Doll (Obina) (R) and Iwai Kumesaburô III as a Female Doll (Mebina) (L)
「男雛」初代中村福助 「女雛」三代目岩井粂三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37 x 50.4 cm (14 9/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43694a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: *11.29974VR (11.29974, 11.45372; deaccessioned in 2019), 11.43694a-b
Play (finale of Part 2): Shiki Utsusu Kokoro no Hanakago
Play (main feature): Hana mo Yoshida Iwao no Matsuwaka
Theater: Ichimura
四季写手向花篭（しきうつすこころのはなかご） 常磐津、富本、長唄
花吉田岩尾松若（はなもよしだいわおのまつわか）
市村、二番目大切
1853、嘉永０６
Play (finale of Part 2): Shiki Utsusu Kokoro no Hanakago
Play (main feature): Hana mo Yoshida Iwao no Matsuwaka
Theater: Ichimura
四季写手向花篭（しきうつすこころのはなかご） 常磐津、富本、長唄
花吉田岩尾松若（はなもよしだいわおのまつわか）
市村、二番目大切
1853、嘉永０６
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Ox 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、丑三
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、丑三
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.