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「水棹の竹」初代坂東竹三郎 「神田川の与吉」四代目坂東彦三郎
Actors Bandô Takesaburô I as Mizusao no Take (R) and Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Kandagawa no Yokichi (L)
「水棹の竹」初代坂東竹三郎 「神田川の与吉」四代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.5 x 49.6 cm (14 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43905a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.39059 (key block, right sheet only), 11.43905a-b (color, complete diptych)
Play: Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku Banashi
Theater: Kawarazaki
天竺徳兵衛韓噺（てんじくとくべえいこくばなし）
河原崎
1849、嘉永０２
Play: Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku Banashi
Theater: Kawarazaki
天竺徳兵衛韓噺（てんじくとくべえいこくばなし）
河原崎
1849、嘉永０２
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
一陽斎豊国画
一陽斎豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
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.