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「白井権八」初代市川猿蔵 「幡寿意長兵衛」七代目市川高麗蔵
Actors Ichikawa Saruzô I as Shirai Gonpachi (R) and Ichikawa Komazô VII as Banzui Chôbei (L)
「白井権八」初代市川猿蔵 「幡寿意長兵衛」七代目市川高麗蔵
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.6 x 48.8 cm (14 7/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43910a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description11.43910a-b (dated 1853 by the corresponding kabuki performance) is a later reprint of 11.43912a-b (1850), but with the actors' faces changed and the "shita-uri" seal removed. However, the seals with the names of the two censors were left even though that system was no longer in use in 1853.
Play: Kokoro Bakari Tamuke no Hanakawado
Theater: Nakamura
意升手向花川戸（こころばかりたむけのはなかわど）
中村
本図は嘉永6年11月中村座「意升手向☆川戸」と一致するが、「村田」「米良」の名主印が使われるのは嘉永3年11月まで。
Play: Kokoro Bakari Tamuke no Hanakawado
Theater: Nakamura
意升手向花川戸（こころばかりたむけのはなかわど）
中村
本図は嘉永6年11月中村座「意升手向☆川戸」と一致するが、「村田」「米良」の名主印が使われるのは嘉永3年11月まで。
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (on right sheet), Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on left sheet)
香蝶楼豊国画 一陽斎豊国画
香蝶楼豊国画 一陽斎豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
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.