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「関の小まん」三代目岩井粂三郎 「下部八蔵」四代目市川小団次
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Seki no Koman (R) and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Shimobe Hachizô (L)
「関の小まん」三代目岩井粂三郎 「下部八蔵」四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.7 x 49.9 cm (14 1/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43728a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.43723a-b, 11.43728a-b
Play: Hana Butai Banjaku Soga
Theater: Nakamura
花舞台団岩曽我（はなぶたいばんじゃくそが）
中村
1855、安政０２、03・07
Play: Hana Butai Banjaku Soga
Theater: Nakamura
花舞台団岩曽我（はなぶたいばんじゃくそが）
中村
1855、安政０２、03・07
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 3
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、卯三
彫師：佐七刻
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、卯三
彫師：佐七刻
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.