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「獅子舞ノ音」五代目坂東彦三郎 「獅子舞ノ友」五代目大谷友右衛門
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Lion Dancer Oto (Shishimai no Oto) (R) and Ôtani Tomoemon V as Lion Dancer Tomo (Shishimai no Tomo) (L)
「獅子舞ノ音」五代目坂東彦三郎 「獅子舞ノ友」五代目大谷友右衛門
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Daikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Publisher: Daikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.4 × 50.7 cm (14 3/4 × 19 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17386-7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-5964 (R), 101-5965 (L)
DescriptionDiptych: 11.17386 (right), 11.17387 (left)
Play (Jôruri, finale): Kioi-jishi Botan no Hikimono
Theater: Morita
競獅子富貴摂物（きおいじしぼたんのひきもの）
守田
Play (Jôruri, finale): Kioi-jishi Botan no Hikimono
Theater: Morita
競獅子富貴摂物（きおいじしぼたんのひきもの）
守田
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：卯四改
彫師：彫栄
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ei
改印：卯四改
彫師：彫栄
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.