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Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as both Kajiwara Genta Kagesue and the Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume)
Japanese
Edo period
1839 (Tenpô 10), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.6 x 24.4 cm (14 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38347
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
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DescriptionPlay: Iwai Uta Soga no Kaomise
Theater: Nakamura
岩井歌曽我対面（いわいうたそがのかおみせ）
中村
1839、天保１０、02・11
Theater: Nakamura
岩井歌曽我対面（いわいうたそがのかおみせ）
中村
1839、天保１０、02・11
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
Inscriptions「糸さくらおひゐきつなく・・・」
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.