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「すゝしろ実ハ若菜姫」初代坂東しうか 「菊地貞行」三代目嵐璃寛、「宗原逸斎」初代嵐冠五郎
Actors Bandô Shûka I as Suzushiro, actually Wakana-hime (R), Arashi Rikan III as Kikuchi Sadayuki, and Arashi Kangorô I as Munehara Issai (L)
「すゝしろ実ハ若菜姫」初代坂東しうか 「菊地貞行」三代目嵐璃寛、「宗原逸斎」初代嵐冠五郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Ta (Japanese)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Ta (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.7 x 49 cm (14 1/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45892a-b
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Shiranui Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎
1853、嘉永０６
Theater: Kawarazaki
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎
1853、嘉永０６
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Ox 2
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ta
改印：福、村松、丑二
彫師：彫多
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ta
改印：福、村松、丑二
彫師：彫多
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.