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「見立若三人」 「野手の三 中村芝翫」 （四代目）
Three Young People (Mitate Waka Sannin): Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Node no San
「見立若三人」 「野手の三 中村芝翫」 （四代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.9 × 24.9 cm (14 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16441
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 007-0838
DescriptionTwo parts of a triptych: 11.16441, 11.21896
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Wakasa (?)
改印：寅八改
彫師：ホリ若狭ヵ
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Wakasa (?)
改印：寅八改
彫師：ホリ若狭ヵ
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.