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「花柳おかつ」四代目尾上梅幸 「茜屋半七」五代目沢村長十郎
Actors Onoe Baikô IV as Karyû Okatsu (R) and Sawamura Chôjûrô V as Akaneya Hanshichi (L)
「花柳おかつ」四代目尾上梅幸 「茜屋半七」五代目沢村長十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36.2 x 50.5 cm (14 1/4 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38369a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (shosa, finale of Part 2): Tomigaoka Ada no Kanegoto
Play (main feature): Sakaomodaka Yoroi Chôja
Theater: Ichimura
沢瀉鎧長者（さかおもだかよろいちょうじゃ）
市村
Play (main feature): Sakaomodaka Yoroi Chôja
Theater: Ichimura
沢瀉鎧長者（さかおもだかよろいちょうじゃ）
市村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Watanabe
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、渡辺
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、渡辺
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.