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「室戸貞行」四代目坂東彦三郎 「紅梅丸」四代目尾上梅幸 「法了阿闍梨」四代目市川小団次
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Muroto Sadayuki (R), Onoe Baikô IV as Kôbaimaru (C), and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Hôryô Ajari (L)
「室戸貞行」四代目坂東彦三郎 「紅梅丸」四代目尾上梅幸 「法了阿闍梨」四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.7 x 74.2 cm (14 1/16 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43967a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Otogi Banashi Hakata no Imaori
Theater: Nakamura
御伽譚博多新織（おとぎばなしはかたのいまおり）
中村
1852、嘉永０５、08・28
Theater: Nakamura
御伽譚博多新織（おとぎばなしはかたのいまおり）
中村
1852、嘉永０５、08・28
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 7, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子七、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子七、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.