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The Syllable So: Actor Ogino Senjo as Shirotae, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)

The Syllable So: Actor Ogino Senjo as Shirotae, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)

(Japanese, 1841–1899)
(Japanese)
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 10th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 25.2 x 18.3 cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35498
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
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The Syllables Ri: Arashi Hinasuke VII as Yurugi Saemon (R); Nu: Jitsukawa Gakujûrô II as Washizaka Sanai (C); Ru: Ogino Senjo as Shigenoi (L); from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 2nd month
Actor Nakayama Nanshi II as Matsukaze
Actor Nakayama Nanshi II as Matsukaze
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1857 (Ansei 4), 3rd month
The Syllable Sa: Actor Ichikawa Udanji I as Hayae Inuchiyo, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
The Syllable Sa: Actor Ichikawa Udanji I as Hayae Inuchiyo, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1867 (Keiô 3), 8th month
The Syllable Sa: Actor Ichikawa Udanji as Hayae Inuchiyo, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
The Syllable Sa: Actor Ichikawa Udanji as Hayae Inuchiyo, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1867 (Keiô 3), 8th month
The Syllable A: Actor Ôtani Tomomatsu I as Yokozô, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
The Syllable A: Actor Ôtani Tomomatsu I as Yokozô, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 3rd month
The Syllable Ka: Actors Ichikawa Takijûrô II as Aso no Heiji and Mimasu Daigorô V as Heigawara Jirozô, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
The Syllable Ka: Actors Ichikawa Takijûrô II as Aso no Heiji and Mimasu Daigorô V as Heigawara Jirozô, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 11th month
Actors Onoe Taganojô II as Hisayoshi's Wife (Tsuma) Otake, Arashi Rikan IV as Saitô Kurandonosuke, Ichikawa Udanji I as Mashiba Hisayoshi, Jitsukawa Enjaku I as Akechi Mitsuhide, and Kataoke Gadô III as the Farmer (Hyakushô) Ichisaku
Actors Onoe Taganojô II as Hisayoshi's Wife (Tsuma) Otake, Arashi Rikan IV as Saitô Kurandonosuke, Ichikawa Udanji I as Mashiba Hisayoshi, Jitsukawa Enjaku I as Akechi Mitsuhide, and Kataoke Gadô III as the Farmer (Hyakushô) Ichisaku
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
about 1874 (Meiji 7)
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Actors in Hibariyama Himesutematsu: (1) Arashi Wakadayû, formerly Ichikawa Hitsunosuke, as Koshimoto Kirinoya; (2) Nakamura Jakuemon II, formerly Shibajaku, as Iwane Gozen; (3) Arashi Rikan III as Chûjô-hime; and (4) Nakamura Senjo as the Mistress (Mekake) Ukifune
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1875 (Meiji 8), March
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Actors in Yukigeshiki Haru no Nigiwai: (1) Onoe Taganojô II as Nakai Osatsu, (2) JItsukawa Yaozô I as Sumiyoshi Dancer Izutsubô, (3) Arashi Rikan IV as Sumiyoshi Dancer Rikanbô, (4) Onoe Tamizô II as Sumiyoshi Dancer Shôgyokubô, (5) Ichikawa Udanji I as Sumiyoshi Dancer Kashôbô, (6) Nakamura Komanosuke VI as Sumiyoshi Dancer Baijôbo, and (7) Kataoka Matsutarô I as Nakai Otose
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1874 (Meiji 7), 4th month
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Actors in Sukeroku Yukari no Edo-zakura, from right: Ichikawa Ebijûrô IV as Kyô no Jirô, Mimasu Daigorô IV as Hige no Ikyû, Ichikawa Ebizô V as Hanakawado Sukeroku, Arashi Rikan III as the Courtesan Agemaki, and Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as a Vendor of White Sake (Shirozake-uri)
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1857 (Ansei 4), 8th month
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Actors in a Garden: (1) Jitsukawa Enjaku I, (2) Onoe Taganojô II, (3) Nakamura Komanosuke V, (4) Jitsukawa Yaozô I, (5) Ichikawa Udanji I, (6) Mimasu Gennosuke IV, (7) Nakamura Fukusuke III
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1874 (Meiji 7), 6th month
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Actors, from right: Bandô Hikosaburô V as Kinshôjo, Arashi Kichisaburô III as Kanki, Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Watônai, and Bandô Kamezô as Watônai's mother, in Kokusenya Kassen
Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki
1859 (Ansei 6), 1st month