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「八花魁 巻之六」 「犬田小文五 嵐吉三郎」（三代目）
Actor Arashi Kichisaburô III as Inuta Kobungo in Act 6 of Yatsu no Hanafusa
「八花魁 巻之六」 「犬田小文五 嵐吉三郎」（三代目）
Isshusai Kunikazu (Japanese, active about 1848–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.4 x 19 cm (10 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.35493
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Yatsu no Hanafusa
Theater: Kado
安政4年1月、大坂、角の芝居、前狂言「けいせい八花魁（やつのはなふさ」。曲亭馬琴（きょくていばきん）の「南総里見八犬伝（なんそうさとみはっけんでん）」を脚色したもの。 -- 武藤 純子K
Theater: Kado
安政4年1月、大坂、角の芝居、前狂言「けいせい八花魁（やつのはなふさ」。曲亭馬琴（きょくていばきん）の「南総里見八犬伝（なんそうさとみはっけんでん）」を脚色したもの。 -- 武藤 純子K
Signed
Kunikazu
国員
国員
Marks
Artist's seal: Kunikazu
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.