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「見立俳優八犬士」 三代目 尾上菊五郎の犬塚信乃 「見立俳優八犬士」 四代目中村歌右衛門の犬飼現八
Actors Onoe Kikugorô III as Inuzuka Shino (R) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Inukai Genpachi (L), from the series Actors Imagined as the Eight Dog Heroes (Mitate haiyû hakkenshi)
「見立俳優八犬士」 三代目 尾上菊五郎の犬塚信乃 「見立俳優八犬士」 四代目中村歌右衛門の犬飼現八
Japanese
Edo period
about 1840 (Tenpô 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 34.9 x 47.1 cm (13 3/4 x 18 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38085a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 005-0956 (R), 005-0955 (L)
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (on each sheet)
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.