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「奴蘭平 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Footman (Yakko) Ranpei
「奴蘭平 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Katsukawa Shuntei (Shôkôsai) (Japanese, 1770–1824)
Japanese
Edo period
1808 (Bunka 5), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 17.4 x 10.7 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25711
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom the same sheet: 11.25711 (TR), 11.25720 (TL), 11.25743 (BR), 11.25699 (BL)
Play: Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu
Theater: Nakamura
倭仮名在原系図（やまとがなありわらけいず）
中村
1808、戊辰、文化０５、06・22
Play: Yamatogana Ariwara Keizu
Theater: Nakamura
倭仮名在原系図（やまとがなありわらけいず）
中村
1808、戊辰、文化０５、06・22
Signed
Shuntei ga
春亭画
春亭画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：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.