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「八百屋お七」初代坂東しうか 「五尺染五郎」二代目市川九蔵、「土左衛門伝吉」八代目市川団十郎
Actors Bandô Shûka I as Yaoya Oshichi (top), Ichikawa Kuzô II as Goshaku Somegorô, and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Dozaemon Denkichi (bottom)
「八百屋お七」初代坂東しうか 「五尺染五郎」二代目市川九蔵、「土左衛門伝吉」八代目市川団十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, upright diptych; 73.2 x 26.2 cm (28 13/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43736a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay. Koi Moyô Furisode Meoto
Theater: Ichimura
恋模様振袖妹背（こいもようふりそでめおと）
市村
1851、嘉永０４
Theater: Ichimura
恋模様振袖妹背（こいもようふりそでめおと）
市村
1851、嘉永０４
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, shita-uri (shita-uri on bottom sheet only)
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、シタ売
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.