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「侍女玉葛」二代目尾上菊次郎、「足利治郎君」三代目岩井粂三郎 「足利義尚」初代坂東竹三郎
Actors Onoe Kikujirô II as Lady-in-waiting (Jijo) Tamakazura, Iwai Kumesaburô III as Ashikaga Jirô no kimi (R), and Bandô Takesaburô I as Ashikaga Yoshihisa (L), with musicians
「侍女玉葛」二代目尾上菊次郎、「足利治郎君」三代目岩井粂三郎 「足利義尚」初代坂東竹三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kobayashi Taijirô (Bunseidô / Bunshôdô)
Publisher: Kobayashi Taijirô (Bunseidô / Bunshôdô)
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.4 x 50.1 cm (14 5/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43920a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29546-7, 11.43920a-b
Play: Higashiyama Sakura Zôshi
Theater: Nakamura
東山桜荘子（ひがしやまさくらぞうし）
花桂照楓奏（はなかつらてりはのひとさし） 富本、長唄
中村
Play: Higashiyama Sakura Zôshi
Theater: Nakamura
東山桜荘子（ひがしやまさくらぞうし）
花桂照楓奏（はなかつらてりはのひとさし） 富本、長唄
中村
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, Watanabe, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、シタ売
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.