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「斑鳩藤太」五代目市川海老蔵、「有原成平」三代目岩井粂三郎
Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Ikaruga Tôta and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Ariwara no Narihira
「斑鳩藤太」五代目市川海老蔵、「有原成平」三代目岩井粂三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 23.9 cm (14 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45376
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.40246, 11.45376
Play: Kurabekoshi Ise Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
競伊勢物語（くらべこしいせものがたり）
河原崎
1850、嘉永０３、05・05
Play: Kurabekoshi Ise Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
競伊勢物語（くらべこしいせものがたり）
河原崎
1850、嘉永０３、05・05
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、渡辺、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、渡辺、シタ売
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.