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「斎藤太郎左衛門」五代目市川海老蔵 「永井ノ妻花園」四代目尾上梅幸
Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as Saitô Tarôsaemon (R) and Onoe Baikô IV as Nagai's Wife (Tsuma) Hanazono (L)
「斎藤太郎左衛門」五代目市川海老蔵 「永井ノ妻花園」四代目尾上梅幸
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37.3 x 51.8 cm (14 11/16 x 20 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43942a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Ôtô no Miya Asahi no Yoroi
Theater: Kawarazaki
大塔宮曦鎧（おおとうのみやあさひのよろい）
河原崎
1851、嘉永０４
Theater: Kawarazaki
大塔宮曦鎧（おおとうのみやあさひのよろい）
河原崎
1851、嘉永０４
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga (on right sheet)
香蝶楼豊国画
香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、シタ売
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.