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「早野かん平」八代目市川団十郎 「女房おかる」四代目尾上梅幸 「一文字屋才兵へ」三代目嵐吉三郎
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Hayano Kanpei (R), Onoe Baikô IV as His Wife (Nyôbô) Okaru (C), and Arashi Kichisaburô III as Ichimonjiya Saibei (L)
「早野かん平」八代目市川団十郎 「女房おかる」四代目尾上梅幸 「一文字屋才兵へ」三代目嵐吉三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.6 x 76.7 cm (14 7/16 x 30 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44120a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: 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
1854、嘉永０７、05・15
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
1854、嘉永０７、05・15
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Tiger 4
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Shôji
改印：改、寅四
彫師：彫工庄治
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Shôji
改印：改、寅四
彫師：彫工庄治
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.