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「五右衛門」二代目中村芝翫
Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Goemon
「五右衛門」二代目中村芝翫
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
1831 (Tenpô 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 17.7 x 13.2 cm (6 15/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39452
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sanmon Gosan no Kiri
Theater: Ichimura
楼門五山桐（さんもんごさんのきり）
市村
1831、天保０２、03・22
Theater: Ichimura
楼門五山桐（さんもんごさんのきり）
市村
1831、天保０２、03・22
Signed
Kunisada ga
国貞画
国貞画
Marks
No censor's seal
改印：なし
改印：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.