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「けいせいおかる 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Courtesan (Keisei) Okaru
「けいせいおかる 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 x 26.1 cm (14 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36796
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kuniaki ga, in toshidama cartouche
国明画(年玉枠)
国明画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 6 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：戌六改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：戌六改
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: 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.