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「七変化ノ内 なりひら 関三十郎」（二代目）
Actor Seki Sanjûrô II as Narihira, from the series Dance of Seven Changes (Shichi henge no uchi)
「七変化ノ内 なりひら 関三十郎」（二代目）
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1813 (Bunka 10), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 23 cm (14 11/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22342
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Koko ni Saku Nita Yamazakura
Theater: Ichimura
爰咲似山桜（ここにさくにたやまざくら）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
爰咲似山桜（ここにさくにたやまざくら）
市村
Signed
Toyokuni ga (at left, partly cut off)
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
No publisher's mark
改印：極
版元：なし
No publisher's mark
改印：極
版元：なし
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.