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「木下川与右衛門」四代目坂東彦三郎 「奥女中かさね」二代目尾上菊次郎
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Kinegawa Yoemon (R) and Onoe Kikujirô II as the Palace Maid (Okujochû) Kasane (L)
「木下川与右衛門」四代目坂東彦三郎 「奥女中かさね」二代目尾上菊次郎
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 x 48.7 cm (14 3/16 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43928a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, opening of Part 2): Iromoyô Chotto Karimame
Play: Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku Banashi
Theater: Kawarazaki
色彩間苅豆（いろもようちょっとかりまめ） 清元
天竺徳兵衛韓噺（てんじくとくべえいこくばなし）
河原崎、二番目序幕
1849、嘉永０２
Play: Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku Banashi
Theater: Kawarazaki
色彩間苅豆（いろもようちょっとかりまめ） 清元
天竺徳兵衛韓噺（てんじくとくべえいこくばなし）
河原崎、二番目序幕
1849、嘉永０２
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga (on right sheet); Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (on left sheet)
一陽斎豊国画 香蝶楼豊国画
一陽斎豊国画 香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.