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「明石瀉馬右衛門 大谷友右衛門」（四代目）
Actor Ôtani Tomoemon IV as Akashigata Umaemon, from an untitled series of actors in mirrors
「明石瀉馬右衛門 大谷友右衛門」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
after 1831 (Tenpô 2), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.4 x 26.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39527
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.39527, 11.45290
No record of this role has been found, but Ôtani Tomoemon IV arrived in Edo in the 11th month of Tenpô 2 (1831).
[上演]落款要確認。年代記には該当する役名なし。<4>大谷友右衛門の江戸下りは天保2年11月。
No record of this role has been found, but Ôtani Tomoemon IV arrived in Edo in the 11th month of Tenpô 2 (1831).
[上演]落款要確認。年代記には該当する役名なし。<4>大谷友右衛門の江戸下りは天保2年11月。
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「うか／＼と夜をあかしやの月の友 芝友」
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.