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｢難波新地」 初代中村鶴蔵、四代目三枡大五郎、初代中村福助、四代目中村歌右衛門 三代目嵐璃寛、五代目市村竹之丞、初代片岡市蔵、三代目沢村其答
Actors Meeting at Shinchi in Osaka: Nakamura Tsuruzô I, Mimasu Daigorô IV, Nakamura Fukusuke I, Nakamura Utaemon IV (R); Arashi Rikan III, Ichimura Takenojô V, Kataoka Ichizô I, Sawamura Kitô III (L)
｢難波新地」 初代中村鶴蔵、四代目三枡大五郎、初代中村福助、四代目中村歌右衛門 三代目嵐璃寛、五代目市村竹之丞、初代片岡市蔵、三代目沢村其答
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tanbaya Hanjirô (Tanhan) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tanbaya Hanjirô (Tanhan) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1851 (Kaei 4), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.5 x 50 cm (14 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22102-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.22102 (left), 11.22103 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.22102-3, 11.43934a-b
An imaginary scene of Ichimura Takenojô V, in the foreground on the left sheet, greeting the actors of Osaka. The print was presumably made in anticipation of Takenojô's planned visit to Osaka, after his farewell performance in Edo in the 6th month and before his unexpected death in the 8th month.
五代目市村竹之丞が在阪の役者に挨拶をしている図。嘉永4年6月の御名残の後、五代目市村竹之丞は上坂予定だった頃のもの。ただし嘉永4年8月には五代目市村竹之丞が上坂前に亡くなるのでそれまでに製作された。
MFA impressions: 11.22102-3, 11.43934a-b
An imaginary scene of Ichimura Takenojô V, in the foreground on the left sheet, greeting the actors of Osaka. The print was presumably made in anticipation of Takenojô's planned visit to Osaka, after his farewell performance in Edo in the 6th month and before his unexpected death in the 8th month.
五代目市村竹之丞が在阪の役者に挨拶をしている図。嘉永4年6月の御名残の後、五代目市村竹之丞は上坂予定だった頃のもの。ただし嘉永4年8月には五代目市村竹之丞が上坂前に亡くなるのでそれまでに製作された。
Signed
Ôju Toyokuni ga (on right sheet), Ôju Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (on left sheet)
応需豊国画 応需香蝶楼豊国画
応需豊国画 応需香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Takichi
改印：福、村松
彫師：彫多吉
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Takichi
改印：福、村松
彫師：彫多吉
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.