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「あさかの沼太郎 嵐音八」（初代）
Actor Arashi Otohachi I as Asaka no Numatarô
「あさかの沼太郎 嵐音八」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1766 (Meiwa 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.4 x 13.8 cm (11 9/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #12; Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 1118
DescriptionPlay (kaomise): Kogane no Hana Gaijin Aramusha
Theater: Nakamura
金花鎧陳荒武者（こがねのはながいぢんあらむしゃ）
中村座
Theater: Nakamura
金花鎧陳荒武者（こがねのはながいぢんあらむしゃ）
中村座
Signed
Torii Kiyomitsu ga
鳥居清満画
鳥居清満画
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.