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「樋口次郎兼光」 四代目中村歌右衛門
Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Higuchi no Jirô Kanemitsu
「樋口次郎兼光」 四代目中村歌右衛門
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40355
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (interval): Hiragana Seisuiki
Play (main feature): Hana Shôbu Sano no Yatsuhashi
Theater: Ichimura
ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
花菖蒲佐野船橋（はなしょうぶさののやつはし）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1849、嘉永０２、05・02
Play (main feature): Hana Shôbu Sano no Yatsuhashi
Theater: Ichimura
ひらがな盛衰記（ひらがなせいすいき）
花菖蒲佐野船橋（はなしょうぶさののやつはし）
市村、一番目と二番目の間
1849、嘉永０２、05・02
Signed
Ôju Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
応需豊国画(年玉枠)
応需豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Yoshimura
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、吉村
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、吉村
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.