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「八百屋半兵衛 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）「此所人形の振大あたり／＼」
Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Yaoya Hanbei in His Great Hit Scene with Puppet-style Acting (Kono tokoro ningyô no furi ôatari, ôatari)
「八百屋半兵衛 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）「此所人形の振大あたり／＼」
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenpô 11), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.9 x 26.4 cm (14 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39336
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Shimekazari Otakara Soga
Theater: Ichimura
七五三翫宝曽我（しめかざりおたからそが）
市村
1840、天保１１、02・10
Theater: Ichimura
七五三翫宝曽我（しめかざりおたからそが）
市村
1840、天保１１、02・10
Signed
Ôju Kunisada ga
応需国貞画
応需国貞画
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.