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「誠忠大星一代話 壱」 四代目沢村宗十郎の大星喜内
DEACESSIONED June 20, 2019
No. 1 (Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô IV as Ôboshi Kinai, later Yuranosuke), from the series The Life of Ôboshi the Loyal (Seichû Ôboshi ichidai banashi)
「誠忠大星一代話 壱」 四代目沢村宗十郎の大星喜内
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 24.5 cm (14 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15745
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: *11.15745 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.25058, 11.29640, 11.36779.2, 11.42828
Signed
Ôju Toyokuni ga
応需豊国画
応需豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
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.