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「駒若丸」市村九郎右衛門、「乳人おふで」初代坂東しうか 「船頭松右衛門」四代目中村歌右衛門 「船頭権四郎」三代目関三十郎
Actors Ichimura Kuroemon as Komawakamaru, Bandô Shûka I as Nurse (Menoto) Ofude (R), Nakamura Utaemon IV as Boatman (Sendô) Matsuemon (C), and Seki Sanjûrô III as Boatman (Sendô) Gonshirô (L)
「駒若丸」市村九郎右衛門、「乳人おふで」初代坂東しうか 「船頭松右衛門」四代目中村歌右衛門 「船頭権四郎」三代目関三十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.4 x 75.5 cm (13 15/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44007a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.44007a-c, 11.45551a-c
Play (interval): Hiragana Seisuiki
Play (main feature): Hana Shôbu Sano no Yatsuhashi
Theater: Ichimura
ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
花菖蒲佐野船橋（はなしょうぶさののやつはし）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1849、嘉永０２、05・02
Play (interval): Hiragana Seisuiki
Play (main feature): Hana Shôbu Sano no Yatsuhashi
Theater: Ichimura
ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
花菖蒲佐野船橋（はなしょうぶさののやつはし）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1849、嘉永０２、05・02
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (on right and center sheets), 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: 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.