Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XII as a Mackerel Seller (Aji uri), from the series Dance of the Four Seasons, a Great Hit (Shiki shosagoto no uchi, ôatari)
「大当 四季所作事の内」 鯵売 「市村羽左衛門」（十二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1834 (Tenpô 5), 5th month
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864), Publisher Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô) (Japanese)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.9 x 24.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Accession Number
11.42870
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Na ni Tachibana Hana no Edaburi
Scene: Aji Uri Isami no Sekishô
Play: Ichinotani Futaba Gunki
Theater: Ichimura
名橘花枝振（なにたちばなはなのえだぶり） 清元
鯵売勇の石菖（あじうりいさみのせきしょう）
一谷嫩軍記（いちのたにふたばぐんき）
市村、二番目大切
1834、天保０５、05・07
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
Markings
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection