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「繁華人勇傳」 「たいこ持仁作」 初代実川延三郎
Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as the Jester (Taikomochi) Nisaku, from the series Tales of Valor in Full Bloom (Hankajin yûden)
「繁華人勇傳」 「たいこ持仁作」 初代実川延三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.8 x 18.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36185
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 105
DescriptionPlay: Sakura Butai Ômi Hakkei
Theater: Naka
桜舞台近江八景（さくらぶたいおうみはっけい）
中
Theater: Naka
桜舞台近江八景（さくらぶたいおうみはっけい）
中
Signed
Kunishige
国重
国重
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.