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「平清盛 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Taira Kiyomori
「平清盛 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Morimoto Junzaburô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Publisher: Morimoto Junzaburô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei) (Japanese, 1833–1901)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 × 23.7 cm (14 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39870
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.39870, 11.41693
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 2 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Watanabe Eizô
改印：辰二改
彫師：彫工渡辺栄蔵
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Watanabe Eizô
改印：辰二改
彫師：彫工渡辺栄蔵
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.