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「船頭松右衛門」四代目中村歌右衛門 「女房およし」初代坂東しうか
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Boatman (Sendô) Matsuemon (R) and Bandô Shûka I as His Wife (Nyôbô) Oyoshi (L)
「船頭松右衛門」四代目中村歌右衛門 「女房およし」初代坂東しうか
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 x 49.6 cm (14 3/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43788a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.40667a-b (1842 edition), 11.43788a-b (1849 edition)
Play (interval): Hiragana Seisuiki
Play (main feature): Hana Shôbu Sano no Yatsuhashi
Theater: Ichimura
ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
花菖蒲佐野船橋（はなしょうぶさののやつはし）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1849、嘉永０２、05・02
Play (interval): Hiragana Seisuiki
Play (main feature): Hana Shôbu Sano no Yatsuhashi
Theater: Ichimura
ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
花菖蒲佐野船橋（はなしょうぶさののやつはし）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1849、嘉永０２、05・02
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
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.