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「見立 役者六歌仙 喜撰 秀佳」 三代目坂東三津五郎 「五」
No. 5, Actor Shûka (Bandô Mitsugorô III) as Kisen, from the series Actors Representing the Six Poetic Immortals (Mitate yakusha rokkasen)
「見立 役者六歌仙 喜撰 秀佳」 三代目坂東三津五郎 「五」
Japanese
Edo period
1826 (Bunsei 9), 11th 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 Number11.25329
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 101-6189
DescriptionUnidentified publisher's mark.
Signed
Ko Toyokuni ga (by the late Toyokuni)
故豊国画
故豊国画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Inscriptions「我が菴は江戸の辰巳ぞ年わすれ しうか」
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.