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Actors Kataoka Gadô II as Arakiya Gokyô (R) and Sawamura Yoshijirô I as the Kamuro Midori (L)


「荒木屋五郷」二代目片岡我童 「禿みどり」初代沢村由次郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Honmo (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 2nd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban diptych; 36.4 x 50.4 cm (14 5/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43857a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionImaginary performance (mitate).
見立
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 2
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、辰二
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.