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Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Nuregami Chôgorô (R), Ichikawa Saruzô I as Yamasaki Yogorô (C), and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Azuma of the Fujiya (L)


「濡髪長五郎」八代目市川団十郎 「山崎与五郎」初代市川猿蔵  「藤屋あつま」 三代目岩井粂三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamadaya Shôjirô (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), intercalary 2nd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban triptych; 36.2 x 74.1 cm (14 1/4 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43961a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.43961a-c, 11.45017a-c

Play (second feature): Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki
Play (main feature): Imoseyama Onna Teikin
Theater: Kawarazaki
双蝶仝曲輪日記(ふたつちょうちょうくるわにっき)
妹背山婦女庭訓(いもせやまおんなていきん)
河原崎、二番目
1852、嘉永05、03・03
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Rat intercalary
No blockcutter's mark
改印:福、村松、子閏
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.