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「似達磨の一軸」 四代中村歌右衛門
Portrait of Daruma on a Hanging Scroll (Ni Daruma no ichijiku): Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Daruma
「似達磨の一軸」 四代中村歌右衛門
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35 x 25.2 cm (13 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25155
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Schaap, Heroes and Ghosts (1998), #172; Suzuki 1992, #316; Robinson, Kuniyoshi (1961), pl. 79
DescriptionPlay: Takagi Oriemon Budô Jitsuroku
Theater: Nakamura
高木織右武実録（たかぎおりえもんぶどうじつろく）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
高木織右武実録（たかぎおりえもんぶどうじつろく）
中村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi hitsu
一勇斎国芳筆
一勇斎国芳筆
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：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.