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「京四条下り 中村粂太郎」（初代）
Actor Nakamura Kumetarô I, from Shijô in Kyoto (Kyô Shijô kudari), in two roles from Kyoto Dolls, a Dance of Five Changes (Kyô ningyô gohenge)
「京四条下り 中村粂太郎」（初代）
Torii Kiyonobu II (Japanese, active about 1725–1760)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Denbei (Baishukudô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Denbei (Baishukudô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1748 (Enkyô 5/Kan'en 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.7 x 14.5 cm (11 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0283
DescriptionPlay (dance): Kyô Ningyô Gohenge
Play (main feature): Onna Monji Heike Monogatari
Theater: Nakamura
Play (main feature): Onna Monji Heike Monogatari
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
鳥居清信筆
鳥居清信筆
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.