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「奴妻平」 三代目嵐璃寛
Actor Arashi Rikan III as the Footman (Yakko) Tsumahei
「奴妻平」 三代目嵐璃寛
Isshusai Kunikazu (Japanese, active about 1848–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.4 x 18.4 cm (10 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37050
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 105
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.37050, 11.41915
Play: Hana Fubuki Uta no Kiyomizu
Theater: Kado
花雪歌清水（はなふぶきうたのきよみず）
角
Play: Hana Fubuki Uta no Kiyomizu
Theater: Kado
花雪歌清水（はなふぶきうたのきよみず）
角
Signed
Kunikazu
国員
国員
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.