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「花揃之内 法（のり）のはな」 「時次郎」八代目市川団十郎 「浦里」初代坂東しうか
Lotus (Nori no hana): The Late Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Tokijirô (R) and Bandô Shûka I as Urazato (L), from the series A Set of Flowers (Hana soroe no uchi)
「花揃之内 法（のり）のはな」 「時次郎」八代目市川団十郎 「浦里」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 diptych; 35.8 x 49.4 cm (14 1/8 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43710a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionImaginary performance (mitate) featuring two recently deceased actors.
見立
<8>市川団十郎は嘉永7年8月没、<1>坂東しうかは安政2年3月没。本図は生前の二人の当り役を描いたもの。
見立
<8>市川団十郎は嘉永7年8月没、<1>坂東しうかは安政2年3月没。本図は生前の二人の当り役を描いたもの。
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni hitsu (on left sheet only)
香蝶楼豊国筆
香蝶楼豊国筆
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.