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「こし元おかる」四代目尾上菊五郎 「早野勘平」初代中村福助
Actors Onoe Kikugorô IV as Koshimoto Okaru (R) and Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hayano Kanpei (L)
「こし元おかる」四代目尾上菊五郎 「早野勘平」初代中村福助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 37 x 49 cm (14 9/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40884a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Akô Mus., Nishiki-e ni miru Chûshingura (1998), #28; Edo-Tokyo Museum, Edo kabuki (1995), #3-48
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29033-4, 11.40884a-b
Play (shosa): Michiyuki Tabiji no Hanamuko
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
道行 旅路の花聟（たびじのはなむこ） 清元
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）、三段目
中村
1860（万延０１）、04･15
Play (shosa): Michiyuki Tabiji no Hanamuko
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
道行 旅路の花聟（たびじのはなむこ） 清元
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）、三段目
中村
1860（万延０１）、04･15
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 6 aratame
Blockcutter's marks: Koizumi Hori Kane (on right sheet), Hori Kane (on left sheet)
改印：申六改
彫師：小泉彫兼 彫兼
Blockcutter's marks: Koizumi Hori Kane (on right sheet), Hori Kane (on left sheet)
改印：申六改
彫師：小泉彫兼 彫兼
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.