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「関取白藤源太」二代目片岡我童 「芸者おしゆん」三代目岩井粂三郎 「井筒屋伝兵衛」初代中村福助ヵ
Actors Kataoka Gadô II as Sekitori Shirafuji Genta (R), Iwai Kumesaburô III as Geisha Oshun (C), and Nakamura Fukusuke I (?) as Izutsuya Denbei (L)
「関取白藤源太」二代目片岡我童 「芸者おしゆん」三代目岩井粂三郎 「井筒屋伝兵衛」初代中村福助ヵ
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Publisher: Maruya Jinpachi (Marujin, Enjudô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35 x 73.8 cm (13 3/4 x 29 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44181a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTheater: Nakamura
No plays were being performed at the time this print was issued; it may be advance publicity.
中村
年月印が「卯正」とあるがこの時三座は普請中であり、予定稿と思われる。
No plays were being performed at the time this print was issued; it may be advance publicity.
中村
年月印が「卯正」とあるがこの時三座は普請中であり、予定稿と思われる。
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, Hare 1
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Shôji
改印：改、卯正
彫師：彫庄治
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Shôji
改印：改、卯正
彫師：彫庄治
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.