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「大蛇丸船頭辰」四代目市村家橘
Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Orochimaru (Disguised as the) Boatman (Sendô) Tatsu
「大蛇丸船頭辰」四代目市村家橘
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 × 26.3 cm (14 1/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39886
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 11.39886 (left sheet only), 11.41621a-b (complete diptych)
Play: Keisei Soga Kuruwa Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
契情曽我廓亀鑑（けいせいそがくるわかがみ）
市村
MFA impressions: 11.39886 (left sheet only), 11.41621a-b (complete diptych)
Play: Keisei Soga Kuruwa Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
契情曽我廓亀鑑（けいせいそがくるわかがみ）
市村
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 3 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：卯三改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：卯三改
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.