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「八百屋お七」初代坂東しうか 「下女お杉」三代目藤川花友
Actors Bandô Shûka I as Yaoya Oshichi (R) and Fujikawa Kayû III as Gejo Osugi (L)
「八百屋お七」初代坂東しうか 「下女お杉」三代目藤川花友
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.3 x 50.5 cm (14 11/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43954a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay. Koi Moyô Furisode Meoto
Theater: Ichimura
恋模様振袖妹背（こいもようふりそでめおと）
市村
1851、嘉永０４
Theater: Ichimura
恋模様振袖妹背（こいもようふりそでめおと）
市村
1851、嘉永０４
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.