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初代中村仲蔵の斧貞九郎
Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as Ono Sadakurô
初代中村仲蔵の斧貞九郎
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.5 x 13.2 cm (12 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano et al., Chûshingura VII (2014), list #1-23, photo p. 24; Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), p. 212, fig. 73.1 (Grabhorn coll.); Genshoku 7, #46
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
(seal only)
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.