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「後室かほ世」三代目藤川花友 「しかま宅兵衛」八代目市川団十郎 「こし元おかる」初代坂東しうか
Actors Fujikawa Kayû III as the Widow (Kôshitsu) Kaoyo (R), Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Shikama Takubei (C), and Bandô Shûka I as Koshimoto Okaru (L)
「後室かほ世」三代目藤川花友 「しかま宅兵衛」八代目市川団十郎 「こし元おかる」初代坂東しうか
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.5 x 74.6 cm (14 x 29 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43996a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark.
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
1851、嘉永０４、02・24
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
1851、嘉永０４、02・24
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on right sheet); center sheet unsigned; Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on left sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠) 一陽斎豊国画
豊国画(年玉枠) 一陽斎豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込
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.