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四代目坂東又太郎の荒川太郎
Actor Bandô Matatarô IV as Arakawa Tarô
四代目坂東又太郎の荒川太郎
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.9 x 15.4 cm (12 15/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18554
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.18554, 21.4101
Play (kaomise): Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe
Theater: Ichimura
男山弓勢競（おとこやまゆんぜいくらべ）
市村
Play (kaomise): Otokoyama Yunzei Kurabe
Theater: Ichimura
男山弓勢競（おとこやまゆんぜいくらべ）
市村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)
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.