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「刀屋半七 沢村源之助」（初代）
Actor Sawamura Gennosuke I as Katanaya Hanshichi
「刀屋半七 沢村源之助」（初代）
Katsukawa Shuntei (Shôkôsai) (Japanese, 1770–1824)
Japanese
Edo period
1808 (Bunka 5), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 17 x 11.4 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25701
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom the same sheet: 11.25722 (TR), 11.25701 (TL), 11.25726 (BR), 11.25715 (BL)
Play (second feature): Shinobugusa Tamuke no Hosshin
Theater: Ichimura
垣衣草手向発心（しのぶぐさたむけのほっしん）
市村
Play (second feature): Shinobugusa Tamuke no Hosshin
Theater: Ichimura
垣衣草手向発心（しのぶぐさたむけのほっしん）
市村
Signed
Shuntei ga
春亭画
春亭画
Marks
No censor's seal
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
版元：なし
No publisher's mark
改印：なし
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.