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「吉例暫 市川海老蔵」（五代目）
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô V in a Shibaraku Scene
「吉例暫 市川海老蔵」（五代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1830s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.8 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37236
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 012-0128 (no date)
DescriptionAfter 1832.2, when Ichikawa Danjûrô VII took back his earlier name of Ichikawa Ebizô V.
Signed
Sadafusa ga
貞房画
貞房画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem by Sakuragawa Jihinari (1762-1833 or 1839)
桜川慈悲成
桜川慈悲成
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.