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「むすめ小いそ」初代坂東しうか 「漁師鰭九郎」四代目坂東彦三郎 「漁師波六」三代目嵐璃寛
Actors Bandô Shûka I as the Daughter (Musume) Koiso (R), Bandô Hikosaburô IV as the Fisherman (Ryôshi) Hirekurô (C), and Arashi Rikan III as the Fisherman (Ryôshi) Namiroku (L)
「むすめ小いそ」初代坂東しうか 「漁師鰭九郎」四代目坂東彦三郎 「漁師波六」三代目嵐璃寛
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37 x 75.5 cm (14 9/16 x 29 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44082a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Shiranui Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎
1853、嘉永０６、02・10
Theater: Kawarazaki
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎
1853、嘉永０６、02・10
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Ox 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、丑四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、丑四
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.