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「今様七小町 雨乞」 四代目中村歌右衛門
Praying for Rain (Amagoi): Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV, from the series Seven Komachi in Modern Style (Imayô nana Komachi)
「今様七小町 雨乞」 四代目中村歌右衛門
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese
Edo period
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 24.6 cm (14 1/8 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28684
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.28684, 11.36605
Unidentified publisher's mark; possibly Iseya Rihei.
Unidentified publisher's mark; possibly Iseya Rihei.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：福、村松
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.