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「慈悲蔵女房おたね 岩井紫若」（初代）
Actor Iwai Shijaku I as Jihizô's Wife (Nyôbô) Otane
「慈悲蔵女房おたね 岩井紫若」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.4 x 23 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38323
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionSmall pictures on screen by pupils. Signatures, from right, Yoshimaru ga, Yoshitsuna ga (?), Yoshimune ga, Yoshitora ga, Yoshi ga
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga (and signatures of pupils on screen)
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.