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屋敷狂言
Woman Dancing in a Private Performance
屋敷狂言
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1849–50 (Kaei 2–3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.7 x 24.9 cm (14 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40781
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description嘉永元年3月市村座で「義経千本桜」を上演しているが、静役の初代坂東しうかと本図の似顔が一致せず。本図が役者絵かどうか疑問。また名主印の「村田」「米良」の組合せは嘉永3年11月までなので、それ以前の作品.
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga
香蝶楼豊国画
香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
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.