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「徳兵衛女房おふさ」 三代目中村大吉 「中野正三郎」 三代目嵐璃寛 「花屋徳兵衛」 二代目片岡我童
Actors Nakamura Daikichi III as Tokubei's Wife (Nyôbô) Ofusa (R), Arashi Rikan III as Nakano Shôzaburô (C), and Kataoka Gadô II as Hanaya Tokubei (L)
「徳兵衛女房おふさ」 三代目中村大吉 「中野正三郎」 三代目嵐璃寛 「花屋徳兵衛」 二代目片岡我童
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Sashichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.1 x 76.2 cm (14 3/16 x 30 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44183a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Soga Moyô Kameyama-zome
Theater: Kawarazaki
蝶鵆亀山染（そがもようかめやまぞめ）
河原崎
1855、安政０２、07・26
Theater: Kawarazaki
蝶鵆亀山染（そがもようかめやまぞめ）
河原崎
1855、安政０２、07・26
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 7
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、卯七
彫師：佐七刻
Blockcutter's mark: Sashichi koku
改印：改、卯七
彫師：佐七刻
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.