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「千歳」初代坂東竹三郎、「翁」初代坂東しうか 「あやつり三番叟」二代目嵐璃珏
Actors Bandô Takesaburô I as Senzai, Bandô Shûka I as Okina (R), Arashi Rikaku II as Puppet (Ayatsuri) Sanbasô (L)
「千歳」初代坂東竹三郎、「翁」初代坂東しうか 「あやつり三番叟」二代目嵐璃珏
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 x 50.9 cm (14 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43706a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2, first section): Yanagi no Ito Hiku ya Gohiiki
Play: Shiranui Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
柳糸引御摂（やなぎのいとひくやごひいき） 長唄
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）、上の巻
河原崎、二番目大切
1853、嘉永０６
Play: Shiranui Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
柳糸引御摂（やなぎのいとひくやごひいき） 長唄
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）、上の巻
河原崎、二番目大切
1853、嘉永０６
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Ox 2
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松、丑二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松、丑二
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.