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「樋口治郎兼光」初代中村福助 「女房およし」二代目尾上菊次郎、「船頭権四郎」三代目関三十郎
Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Higuchi Jirô Kanemitsu (R), Onoe Kikujirô II as His Wife (Nyôbô) Oyoshi, and Seki Sanjûrô III as Boatman (Sendô) Gonshirô (L)
「樋口治郎兼光」初代中村福助 「女房およし」二代目尾上菊次郎、「船頭権四郎」三代目関三十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.2 x 48.9 cm (14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43722a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hiragana Seisuiki
Play (main feature): Torimazete Mitate Kendai
Theater: Ichimura
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
機臨衆目視歌案（とりまぜてみたてけんだい）
市村
1855、安政０２、06・21
Play (main feature): Torimazete Mitate Kendai
Theater: Ichimura
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
機臨衆目視歌案（とりまぜてみたてけんだい）
市村
1855、安政０２、06・21
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 6
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯六
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯六
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.
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.