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「諸芸相生尽し ちやわんの土 桜すみの火性 大吉」 初代沢村源之助（四代目沢村宗十郎）と茶の湯
Tea Bowl for the Element of Earth, Cherry-wood Charcoal for the Element of Fire; Highly Auspicious (Chawan no kisei, sakura sumi no kasei, daikichi): Actor Sawamura Gennosuke I (=Sawamura Sôjûrô IV) and the Tea Ceremony, from the series Auspicious Combinations for the Various Arts (Shogei aioi tsukushi)
「諸芸相生尽し ちやわんの土 桜すみの火性 大吉」 初代沢村源之助（四代目沢村宗十郎）と茶の湯
Japanese
Edo period
about late 1800s–early 1810s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39.4 x 26.3 cm (15 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17756
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #36.3 (no photo)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.17756, 11.30208
The actor changed his name from Sawamura Gennosuke I to Sawamura Sôjûrô IV in the 11th month of 1811; it is not clear whether this print was published before or after the name change.
The actor changed his name from Sawamura Gennosuke I to Sawamura Sôjûrô IV in the 11th month of 1811; it is not clear whether this print was published before or after the name change.
Signed
Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆
菊川英山筆
Marks
No censor's seal
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.