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「百性弥作」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「千崎弥五郎」4.5代目尾上梅幸（初代実川延若） 「弥作女房おかよ」四代目尾上菊五郎
Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Farmer (Hyakushô) Yasaku (R), Onoe Baikô 4.5 (later Jitsukawa Enjaku I) as Senzaki Yagorô (C), and Onoe Kikugorô IV as Yasaku's Wife (Nyôbô) Okayo (L)
「百性弥作」八代目片岡仁左衛門 「千崎弥五郎」4.5代目尾上梅幸（初代実川延若） 「弥作女房おかよ」四代目尾上菊五郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.9 x 76.1 cm (14 1/2 x 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21546-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.21546 (right), 11.21547 (center), 11.21548 (left)
Play: Hana Ayame Iroha Jikki
Theater: Nakamura
The actor later known as Jitsukawa Enjaku I used the name Onoe Baikô from 1/1859 to 2/1863 but is not considered a formal member of the lineage; he falls between the official Baikô IV and Baikô V.
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
The actor later known as Jitsukawa Enjaku I used the name Onoe Baikô from 1/1859 to 2/1863 but is not considered a formal member of the lineage; he falls between the official Baikô IV and Baikô V.
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 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Kane (right and left sheets), Koizumi Hori Kane (center sheet)
改印：未四改
彫師：彫兼 小泉彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Kane (right and left sheets), Koizumi Hori Kane (center sheet)
改印：未四改
彫師：彫兼 小泉彫兼
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.