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「成島直繁」八代目市川団十郎、「局またゝび」初代中村鶴蔵 「八代玄番」初代中山市蔵、「高山検校」四代目市川小団次 「愛妾胡蝶」四代目尾上梅幸
Actors Ichikawa Danjurô VIII as Narushima Naoshige, Nakamura Tsuruzô I as Tsubone Matatabi (R), Nakayama Ichizô I as Yashiro Genba, Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Takayama Kengyô (C), and Onoe Baikô IV as the Concubine (Aishô) Kochô (L)
「成島直繁」八代目市川団十郎、「局またゝび」初代中村鶴蔵 「八代玄番」初代中山市蔵、「高山検校」四代目市川小団次 「愛妾胡蝶」四代目尾上梅幸
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 76.8 cm (14 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44095a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hana no Saga Nekomata Zôshi
Theater: Nakamura (9th month)
花埜嵯峨猫魔稿（はなののさがねこまたぞうし）
中村
1853、嘉永０６、09・15
Theater: Nakamura (9th month)
花埜嵯峨猫魔稿（はなののさがねこまたぞうし）
中村
1853、嘉永０６、09・15
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, Ox 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、丑七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、丑七
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.