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「名古屋山三元春 坂東三津太郎」
Actor Bandô Mitsutarô as Nagoya Sanza Motoharu, from an untitled series of actors in mirrors
「名古屋山三元春 坂東三津太郎」
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1832 (Tenpô 3), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 26 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39517
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku Banashi
Theater: Kawarazaki
天竺徳兵衛韓噺（てんじくとくべえいこくばなし）
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
天竺徳兵衛韓噺（てんじくとくべえいこくばなし）
河原崎
Signed
Kôchôrô Kunisada ga
香蝶楼国貞画
香蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
Inscriptions「傘にかくす夜空の姿かな かつみ」
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.