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四代目岩井半四郎の虎、二代目市川高麗蔵の十郎
Actors Iwai Hanshirô IV as Tora and Ichikawa Komazô II as Soga no Jûrô
四代目岩井半四郎の虎、二代目市川高麗蔵の十郎
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1771 (Meiwa 8), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.6 x 14.7 cm (12 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18492
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sakai-chô Soga no Nendaiki
Theater: Nakamura
堺町曽我年代記（さかいちょうそがのねんだいき）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
堺町曽我年代記（さかいちょうそがのねんだいき）
中村
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
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.