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「おろく 岩井紫若」（初代）
Actor Iwai Shijaku I as Oroku
「おろく 岩井紫若」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1824 (Bunsei 7), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.7 × 26.4 cm (15 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13673
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Ehon Gappô ga Tsuji
Theater: Ichimura
絵本合法衢（えほんがっぽうがつじ）
市村
文政０７(1824)・ 05・09
Theater: Ichimura
絵本合法衢（えほんがっぽうがつじ）
市村
文政０７(1824)・ 05・09
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.