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「児雷也」 八代目市川団十郎 「夢野蝶吉」 三代目岩井粂三郎
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Jiraiya (R) and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Yumeno Chôkichi (L)
「児雷也」 八代目市川団十郎 「夢野蝶吉」 三代目岩井粂三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.3 x 48.9 cm (13 7/8 x 19 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29029-30
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.29029 (left), 11.29030 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.29029-30, 11.43887a-b
Play: Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogarati
Theater: Kawarazaki
児雷也豪傑譚語（じらいやごうけつものがたり）
河原崎
1852（嘉永０５）、07・25
MFA impressions: 11.29029-30, 11.43887a-b
Play: Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogarati
Theater: Kawarazaki
児雷也豪傑譚語（じらいやごうけつものがたり）
河原崎
1852（嘉永０５）、07・25
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Rat 6
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：福、村松、子六
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：福、村松、子六
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: 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.