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曽我の対面見立 四代目尾上梅幸、三代目嵐吉三郎、三代目岩井粂三郎 四代目坂東彦三郎、五代目市川海老蔵、四代目市川小団次 八代目市川団十郎、二代目尾上菊次郎、五代目沢村長十郎
Actors in imagined roles for a Soga Brothers play: Onoe Baikô IV, Arashi Kichisaburô III, Iwai Kumesaburô III (R), Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Ichikawa Ebizô V, Ichikawa Kodanji IV (C), Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII, Onoe Kikujirô II, and Sawamura Chôjûrô V (L)
曽我の対面見立 四代目尾上梅幸、三代目嵐吉三郎、三代目岩井粂三郎 四代目坂東彦三郎、五代目市川海老蔵、四代目市川小団次 八代目市川団十郎、二代目尾上菊次郎、五代目沢村長十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.2 x 76.2 cm (14 5/8 x 30 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29203, 11.45206a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: 11.29203 (right), 11.45206a-b (center and left)
MFA impressions: 11.29203VR (11.29203, 11.45206a-b), 11.44054a-c
MFA impressions: 11.29203VR (11.29203, 11.45206a-b), 11.44054a-c
Signed
Ôju Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
応需豊国画(年玉枠)
応需豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Take (on right and center sheets), Horikô Takejirô (on left sheets)
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：彫竹 彫工竹治郎
Blockcutter's marks: Hori Take (on right and center sheets), Horikô Takejirô (on left sheets)
改印：浜、馬込
彫師：彫竹 彫工竹治郎
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.