Advanced Search 
「大磯のとら 岩井紫若」（初代）
Actor Iwai Shijaku I as Ôiso no Tora
「大磯のとら 岩井紫若」（初代）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1839 (Tenpô 10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 25 cm (14 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39356
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNo play found that corresponds to this scene.
天保9～12年の正月興行の絵本番付には本図のような猿廻しの扮装をした大磯のとらを描いた興行なし。
天保9～12年の正月興行の絵本番付には本図のような猿廻しの扮装をした大磯のとらを描いた興行なし。
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
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.