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「樋口次郎 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Higuchi Jirô
「樋口次郎 中村芝翫」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1833 (Tenpô 4), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 26.6 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26096
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db (dated as 1862 work, based on 1832 design)
DescriptionPlay: Hiragana Seisuiki
Theater: Nakamura
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらかなせいすいき）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
ひらかな盛衰記（ひらかなせいすいき）
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.