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「中山富三郎」（初代）
Actor Nakayama Tomisaburô I
「中山富三郎」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1806 (Bunka 3), 1st month (censor's seal); 1805 (Bunka 2), 11th month (date of production)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.6 x 25.3 cm (14 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13580
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (kaomise): Keisei Yoshino no Kane
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1805 (Bunka 2), 11th month
けいせい吉野鐘（けいせい よしののかね）
市村
Two prints with censor's seals of 1806.1, showing scenes from plays that opened in 1805.11: 11.13580, 11.22436.
Theater: Ichimura
Date of production: 1805 (Bunka 2), 11th month
けいせい吉野鐘（けいせい よしののかね）
市村
Two prints with censor's seals of 1806.1, showing scenes from plays that opened in 1805.11: 11.13580, 11.22436.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, shô (i.e. first month)
改印：極、正
改印：極、正
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.