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「安部の保名 河原崎権十郎」（初代） 「くづの葉狐 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Abe no Yasuna (R) and Nakamura Shikan IV as the Fox Kuzunoha (Kuzunoha Kitsune) (L)
「安部の保名 河原崎権十郎」（初代） 「くづの葉狐 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Etsuka (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Etsuka (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.7 x 50.2 cm (14 7/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45351a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.40851a-b, 11.45351a-b
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：酉九改
彫師：彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：酉九改
彫師：彫長
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.