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「木下川幸助」二代目尾上菊次郎 「羽生屋助四郎」初代大谷友松
Actors Onoe Kikujirô II as Konoshitagawa Kôsuke (R) and Ôtani Tomomatsu I as Hanyûya Sukeshirô (L)
「木下川幸助」二代目尾上菊次郎 「羽生屋助四郎」初代大谷友松
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.4 x 49.2 cm (14 5/16 x 19 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43844a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 5, Victoria and Albert Museum II (1987), fig. 11
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.43844a-b, 11.45270a-b
Play: Konoshita Kage Hazama Gassen
Theater: Morita
木下蔭狭間合戦（このしたかげはざまかっせん）
森田
1856、安政０３
Play: Konoshita Kage Hazama Gassen
Theater: Morita
木下蔭狭間合戦（このしたかげはざまかっせん）
森田
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 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰七
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.