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「木曽六十九駅 鴻巣 久下村 久下玄蕃」 四代目大谷友右衛門
Kuge Village at Kônosu Station (Kônosu, Kugemura): Actor Ôtani Tomoemon IV as Kuge Genba, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidô Road (Kisokaidô rokujûkyû eki)
「木曽六十九駅 鴻巣 久下村 久下玄蕃」 四代目大谷友右衛門
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.4 x 26.2 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17318
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionStation 08.
Play unidentified. The character's surname is the same as the name of the village.
Play unidentified. The character's surname is the same as the name of the village.
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Rat 10
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松、子十
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松、子十
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.