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「今様押絵鏡 手子前の竹吉」 十三代目市村羽左衛門
Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Tekomae no Takekichi, from the series Mirrors for Collage Pictures in the Modern Style (Imayô oshi-e kagami)
「今様押絵鏡 手子前の竹吉」 十三代目市村羽左衛門
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirô (Shôrindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
Dimensions
Vertical ôban, creped; 22.0 x 15.9 cm
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession NumberRES.11.5764.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2): Jitsugetsusei Chûya no Oriwake
Section of shosa: Yoshiwara no Niwaka
Play (main feature): Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
Album: RES.11.5764.1 to .20
日月星昼夜織分（じつげつせいちゅうやのおりわけ） 常磐津
吉原の俄（よしわらのにわか）
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村、二番目大切
Section of shosa: Yoshiwara no Niwaka
Play (main feature): Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
Album: RES.11.5764.1 to .20
日月星昼夜織分（じつげつせいちゅうやのおりわけ） 常磐津
吉原の俄（よしわらのにわか）
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村、二番目大切
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 11 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：未十一改
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：未十一改
彫師：横川彫竹
Inscriptions「きく造る人も菊見る庵かな 家橘」
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.