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「東都流行三十六会席 山谷 八百屋半兵衛」 四代目中村歌右衛門
San'ya: (Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as) Yaoya Hanbei, from the series Thirty-six Fashionable Restaurants of the Eastern Capital (Tôto ryûkô sanjûroku kaiseki)
「東都流行三十六会席 山谷 八百屋半兵衛」 四代目中村歌右衛門
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Other artist: Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Other artist: Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 25 cm (14 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22184
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-3287
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (main image); Yoshiiku ga (background)
一勇斎国芳画、よしいく画
一勇斎国芳画、よしいく画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 11
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：米良、渡辺、子十一
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：米良、渡辺、子十一
彫師：彫竹
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.