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「福岡みつぎ 尾上菊五郎」（三代目） 「油屋おこん 中村大吉」（初代）
Actors Onoe Kikugorô III as Fukuoka Mitsugi (R) and Nakamura Daikichi I as Aburaya Okon (L)
「福岡みつぎ 尾上菊五郎」（三代目） 「油屋おこん 中村大吉」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1818 (Bunka 15/Bunsei1), 4th month (?)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37 x 50.4 cm (14 9/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22577-8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.22577 (right), 11.22578 (left)
Kikugorô III took the name in 1815.11.
In 1818.4 at the Miyako theater, Kikugorô played Fukuoka Mitsugi, but Okon was played by Iwai Kumesaburô. Daikichi played the part of Mitsugi's aunt.
Kikugorô III took the name in 1815.11.
In 1818.4 at the Miyako theater, Kikugorô played Fukuoka Mitsugi, but Okon was played by Iwai Kumesaburô. Daikichi played the part of Mitsugi's aunt.
Signed
Kuniyasu ga (on each sheet)
国安画
国安画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.