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「こし路」初代坂東竹三郎 「児雷也」初代河原崎権十郎
Actors Bandô Takesaburô I as Koshiji (R) and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya (L)
「こし路」初代坂東竹三郎 「児雷也」初代河原崎権十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.3 x 50.9 cm (14 5/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43729a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Jiraiya Gonichi Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
児雷也後編譚話（じらいやごにちものがたり）
河原崎
1855、安政０２、05・03
Theater: Kawarazaki
児雷也後編譚話（じらいやごにちものがたり）
河原崎
1855、安政０２、05・03
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 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯四
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.