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「光秀娘桔梗」四代目尾上菊五郎、「尾西行長」三代目関三十郎 「捨若丸」初代中村福助、「真柴久よし」四代目坂東彦三郎
Actors Onoe Kikugorô IV as Mitsuhide's Daughter (Musume) Kikyô, Seki Sanjûrô III as Onishi Yukinaga (R), Nakamura Fukusuke I as Sutewakamaru (in inset), and Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Mashiba Hisayoshi (L)
「光秀娘桔梗」四代目尾上菊五郎、「尾西行長」三代目関三十郎 「捨若丸」初代中村福助、「真柴久よし」四代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 34.6 x 49.3 cm (13 5/8 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43714a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29044VR (11.29044, 11.45340), 11.43714a-b
Play: Konoshita Kage Masago no Datezome
Theater: Ichimura
木下蔭硯伊達染（このしたかげまさごのだてぞめ）
市村
1855、安政０２、09・12
Play: Konoshita Kage Masago no Datezome
Theater: Ichimura
木下蔭硯伊達染（このしたかげまさごのだてぞめ）
市村
1855、安政０２、09・12
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 9
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印: 改、卯九
彫師: 彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印: 改、卯九
彫師: 彫竹
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.