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「武部源蔵」初代坂東亀蔵 「千代」四代目尾上菊五郎 「松王丸」四代目市川小団次
Actors Bandô Kamezô I as Takebe Genzô (R), Onoe Kikugorô IV as Chiyo (C), and Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Matsuômaru (L)
「武部源蔵」初代坂東亀蔵 「千代」四代目尾上菊五郎 「松王丸」四代目市川小団次
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 35.8 x 72.4 cm (14 1/8 x 28 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44290a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Herwig, Heroes of the Kabuki Stage (2004), #14.10
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.44275a-c, 11.44290a-c
Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
市村
1857、安政０４
Play: Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
菅原伝授手習鑑（すがわらでんじゅてならいかがみ）
市村
1857、安政０４
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, Snake 9
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳九
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.