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「なまゑい喜源太」四代目坂東彦三郎
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Namaei Kigenta
「なまゑい喜源太」四代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Ta (Japanese)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Ta (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 24.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39029
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.39028, 11.39029
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2, second section): Kasumi no Iro Tsurete Hitomure
Play: Shiranui Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
霞色連一群（かすみのいろつれてひとむれ） 常磐津
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎、二番目大切
1853、嘉永０６、02・10
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2, second section): Kasumi no Iro Tsurete Hitomure
Play: Shiranui Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
霞色連一群（かすみのいろつれてひとむれ） 常磐津
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎、二番目大切
1853、嘉永０６、02・10
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Ox 2
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ta
改印：福、村松、丑二
彫師：彫多
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ta
改印：福、村松、丑二
彫師：彫多
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.