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「女戻りかご吾妻のおよし」四代目尾上菊五郎、「道哲法印」初代中村鶴蔵 「女戻りかご難波のお梅」二代目尾上菊次郎、「島田十三郎」初代中村福助
Actors Onoe Kikugorô IV as the Female Palanquin Bearer (Onna modorikago) Azuma no Oyoshi, Nakamura Tsuruzô I as Dôtetsu Hôin (R), Onoe Kikujirô II as the Female Palanquin Bearer Nanba no Oume, and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Shimada Jûzaburô (L)
「女戻りかご吾妻のおよし」四代目尾上菊五郎、「道哲法印」初代中村鶴蔵 「女戻りかご難波のお梅」二代目尾上菊次郎、「島田十三郎」初代中村福助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (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; 36 x 49.4 cm (14 3/16 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43726a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2): Hana Kurabe Iro ni Aikata
Play (main feature): Konoshita Kage Masago no Date-zome
Thearer: Ichimura
菊競艶相肩（はなくらべいろにあいかた） 常磐津
木下蔭硯伊達染（このしたかげまさごのだてぞめ）
市村、二番目大切
1855、安政０２、09・12
Play (main feature): Konoshita Kage Masago no Date-zome
Thearer: Ichimura
菊競艶相肩（はなくらべいろにあいかた） 常磐津
木下蔭硯伊達染（このしたかげまさごのだてぞめ）
市村、二番目大切
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.