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「座頭文弥」四代目市川小団次、「文弥妹おいち」十三代目村羽左衛門 「文弥姉おその｣四代目尾上菊五郎
Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Zatô Bun'ya, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Bun'ya's Younger Sister (Imôto) Oichi (R), and Onoe Kikugorô IV as Bun'ya's Older Sister (Ane) Osono (L)
「座頭文弥」四代目市川小団次、「文弥妹おいち」十三代目村羽左衛門 「文弥姉おその｣四代目尾上菊五郎
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 34.4 x 49.2 cm (13 9/16 x 19 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43839a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Tsuta Momiji Utsunomiya Tôge
Theater: Ichimura
蔦紅葉宇都谷峠（つたもみじうつのやとうげ）
市村
1856、安政０３
Theater: Ichimura
蔦紅葉宇都谷峠（つたもみじうつのやとうげ）
市村
1856、安政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, Dragon 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰九
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰九
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.