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「武智光秀 坂東薪水」（五代目坂東彦三郎）
Actor Bandô Shinsui (Bandô Hikosaburô V) as Takechi Mitsuhide
「武智光秀 坂東薪水」（五代目坂東彦三郎）
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 25.1 cm (14 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37607
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Newland, Yoshitoshi (2011), #37; Ing & Schaap, Beauty & Violence (1992), #12
Signed
Ôju Gyokuô Yoshitoshi hitsu
応需玉桜芳年筆
応需玉桜芳年筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 6 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：丑六改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：丑六改
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.