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河原崎座辻番付 「東海道四谷怪談（とうかいどうよつやかいだん）」、「ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）」
Kabuki Playbill (Tsuji banzuke) for Plays at the Kawarazaki Theater: Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan, Hiragana Seisuiki
河原崎座辻番付 「東海道四谷怪談（とうかいどうよつやかいだん）」、「ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）」
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
35 x 48.4 cm (13 3/4 x 19 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28014
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTsuji banzuke for the kabuki dramas "Tôkaidô yotsuya kaidan" and "Hiragana seisuiki" that were staged at the Kawarazaki Theater (Edo) from the 6th day of the 6th lunar month of Kaei 3 (1851). Published by Ogawa Hansuke.
「東海道四谷怪談」 とうかいどうよつやかいだん
「ひらがな盛衰記」 ひらがなせいすいき
河原崎座、江戸
嘉永04(1851) ・06月 ・06日より
版元備考： 小川 半助
「東海道四谷怪談」 とうかいどうよつやかいだん
「ひらがな盛衰記」 ひらがなせいすいき
河原崎座、江戸
嘉永04(1851) ・06月 ・06日より
版元備考： 小川 半助
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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.