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天女・船頭 四代目中村歌右衛門
Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as both a Heavenly Maiden and a Boatman
天女・船頭 四代目中村歌右衛門
Japanese
Edo period
1839 (Tenpô 10), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.6 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22196
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionPlay: Hanagoyomi Iro no Showake
Theater: Nakamura
花翫暦色所八景（はなごよみいろのしよわけ）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
花翫暦色所八景（はなごよみいろのしよわけ）
中村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
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.