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「白糸主水 重褄閨小夜衣 坂東三津五郎」 （六代目坂東三津五郎の白糸）
DEACESSIONED June 20, 2019
Actor Bandô Mitsugorô VI as Shiraito in Shiraito Mondo Kasane Tsuyu Neya no Sayokinu, from an untitled series of actor portraits on the backs of shamisens
「白糸主水 重褄閨小夜衣 坂東三津五郎」 （六代目坂東三津五郎の白糸）
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 24.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39873
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 403-0282
DescriptionMFA impressions: *11.39873 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.40575
Forms a pair with 11.40572, 11.40577.
Forms a pair with 11.40572, 11.40577.
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰正改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：辰正改
彫師：なし
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.