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五代目岩井半四郎、五代目瀬川菊之丞、初代岩井紫若、三代目尾上菊五郎、七代目市川団十郎、二代目岩井粂三郎
Actors Iwai Hanshirô V, Segawa Kikunojô V, Iwai Shijaku I, Onoe Kikugorô III, Ichikawa Danjûrô VII, and Iwai Kumesaburô II
五代目岩井半四郎、五代目瀬川菊之丞、初代岩井紫若、三代目尾上菊五郎、七代目市川団十郎、二代目岩井粂三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1828 (Bunsei 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25.3 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39378
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPossibly made as an advertisement for the cosmetic product Senjokô.
油屋の店先に見立てて坂本の店先を描いたもの。<1>岩井紫若をお染に<5>菊之丞を久松に見立てた仙女香の宣伝ヵ。
油屋の店先に見立てて坂本の店先を描いたもの。<1>岩井紫若をお染に<5>菊之丞を久松に見立てた仙女香の宣伝ヵ。
Signed
Kôchôrô Kunisada ga
香蝶楼国貞画
香蝶楼国貞画
Marks
No censor's seal
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.