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「俳優八犬士」 「山林房八 坂東彦三郎」(四代目)、「山林房八 中村芝十郎」
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Yamabayashi Fusahachi and Nakamura Shibajûrô as Kajikurô, from the series Actors Imagined as the Eight Dog Heroes (Mitate haiyû hakkenshi)
「俳優八犬士」 「山林房八 坂東彦三郎」(四代目)、「山林房八 中村芝十郎」
Japanese
Edo period
1830s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35 x 24 cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38087
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
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.