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「守屋大臣・吉田兼好・蜀関羽・赤松（円しん） 右四役 市川海老蔵」（二代目）
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II in Four Roles as Moriya Daijin, Yoshida Kenkô, Guan Yu of Shu (Shoku Kan'u), and Akamatsu Enshin
「守屋大臣・吉田兼好・蜀関羽・赤松（円しん） 右四役 市川海老蔵」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1739 (Genbun 4), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.4 x 15 cm (12 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13281
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0622; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 97
DescriptionPlay: Tokiwagi Taiheiki
Theater: Ichimura
Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Eshi Torii Kiyomasu hitsu
絵師鳥居清倍筆
絵師鳥居清倍筆
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.