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「鬼ヶ嶽 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Onigatake
「鬼ヶ嶽 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1832 (Tenpô 3), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25.8 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16391
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 11.16931 (center sheet only), 11.37809.21a-c (complete)
Play: Sekitori Nidai no Shôbuzuke
Theater: Nakamura
関取二代勝負附（せきとりにだいのしょうぶづけ）
中村
MFA impressions: 11.16931 (center sheet only), 11.37809.21a-c (complete)
Play: Sekitori Nidai no Shôbuzuke
Theater: Nakamura
関取二代勝負附（せきとりにだいのしょうぶづけ）
中村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.