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「当世自筆鏡 たいこもち雀八」四代目中村芝翫
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the Jester (Taikomochi) Jakuhachi, from the series Top Stars with Their Own Calligraphy (Tôsei jihitsu kagami)
「当世自筆鏡 たいこもち雀八」四代目中村芝翫
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Uoya Eikichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39664
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.39664, 11.42330
Play: Tôkaidô Iroha Nikki
Theater: Ichimura
東駅いろは日記（とうかいどういろはにっき）
市村
1861、文久０１、07・13
Play: Tôkaidô Iroha Nikki
Theater: Ichimura
東駅いろは日記（とうかいどういろはにっき）
市村
1861、文久０１、07・13
Signed
Ôju Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche; Gengyo
応需豊国画(年玉枠)、玄魚
応需豊国画(年玉枠)、玄魚
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 7 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：酉七改
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：酉七改
彫師：彫竹
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.