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「古手屋八郎兵衛」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「丹波屋おつま」四代目尾上菊五郎
Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Furuteya Hachirobei (R) and Onoe Kikugorô IV as Tanbaya Otsuma (L)
「古手屋八郎兵衛」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「丹波屋おつま」四代目尾上菊五郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Publisher: Sagamiya Tôkichi (Ai-To) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.7 x 51.2 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22344-5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.22344 (right), 11.22345 (left)
Play: Hana Ayame Iroha Jikki
Theater: Nakamura
花菖いろは実記（はなあやめいろはじっき）
中村
1859（安政０６）
Play: Hana Ayame Iroha Jikki
Theater: Nakamura
花菖いろは実記（はなあやめいろはじっき）
中村
1859（安政０６）
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：未五改
彫師：彫千之助
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：未五改
彫師：彫千之助
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.