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「鐘楼守頓念」四代目坂東彦三郎
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Shurômori Ton'nen
「鐘楼守頓念」四代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyūdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 40.3 x 27.8 cm (15 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39058
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Shiranui Monogatari
Theater: Kawarazaki
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎
1853、嘉永０６
Theater: Kawarazaki
しらぬひ譚（しらぬいものがたり）
河原崎
1853、嘉永０６
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Ox 4
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、丑四
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、丑四
彫師：なし
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.