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「亀金のおしほ 岩井紫若」（二代目）
Actor Iwai Shijaku II as Kamegane no Oshio
「亀金のおしほ 岩井紫若」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.4 × 25.2 cm (14 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16438
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTwo outside sheets of a triptych: 11.16438, 11.16439
Theater: Nakamura
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Kunichika ga
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 4 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：子四改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：子四改
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.