Actors Bandô Shûka I as Kijin Omatsu and Ichikawa Danjurô VIII as Natsume Shirosaburô (inset)
「鬼女おまつ」 初代坂東しうか、 「夏目四郎三郎」 八代目市川団十郎
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 9th month
Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), Publisher Ibaya Kyûbei (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
Schaap, Heroes and Ghosts (1998), #173
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.4 x 24.6 cm (13 15/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.38273
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
MFA impressions: 11.28697, 11.38272, 11.38273
Play: Shinpan Koshi no Shiranami
Theater: Ichimura, Second Feature
Main Feature: Genji Moyô Furisode Hinagata
新板越白浪（しんぱんこしのしらなみ）
源氏模様娘雛形（げんじもようふりそでひながた）
市村、二番目
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
Markings
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、シタ売
彫師：なし
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