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「歌之助 尾上松助」（二代目） 「なでしこ 市川伝蔵」（初代）
Actors Onoe Matsusuke II as Utanosuke (R) and Ichikawa Denzô I as Nadeshiko (L)
「歌之助 尾上松助」（二代目） 「なでしこ 市川伝蔵」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1813 (Bunka 10), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 39 x 54 cm (15 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21949-50
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 001-1209 (L)
DescriptionDiptych: 11.21949 (left), 11.21950 (right)
Play: Monogusa Taro
Theater: Nakamura
物ぐさ太郎（ものぐさたろう）
中村
Play: Monogusa Taro
Theater: Nakamura
物ぐさ太郎（ものぐさたろう）
中村
Signed
Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Inscriptions左 「身かわりにせはや菖蒲とかきつはた 伝蔵」。画賛中の「菖蒲」は「あやめ」と読むヵ。
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.