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「斧定九郎 大谷友松」（初代）
Actor Ôtani Tomomatsu I as Ono Sadakurô
「斧定九郎 大谷友松」（初代）
Nansuitei Yoshiyuki (Japanese, 1835–1879)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 24.2 x 18 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39506
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 117
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Chikugo
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
筑後
Theater: Chikugo
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
筑後
Signed
Yoshiyuki
芳雪
芳雪
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.