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「千種姫」三代目岩井粂三郎 「犬神刑部太郎」四代目坂東彦三郎 「長沢早太」二代目片岡我童
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô III as Chigusa-hime (R), Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Inugami Gyôbutarô (C), and Kataoka Gadô II as Nagasawa Hayata (L)
「千種姫」三代目岩井粂三郎 「犬神刑部太郎」四代目坂東彦三郎 「長沢早太」二代目片岡我童
Japanese
Edo period
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), intercalary 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.8 x 76.9 cm (14 7/8 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44128a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hatsu Momiji Ogura no Nishiki
Theater: Nakamura
初紅葉小倉色紙（はつもみじおぐらのしきし）
中村
1854、嘉永０７、08・25
Theater: Nakamura
初紅葉小倉色紙（はつもみじおぐらのしきし）
中村
1854、嘉永０７、08・25
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 intercalary 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅壬七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、寅壬七
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.