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「御好見立三幅対」「平親王将門 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Taira Shinnô Masakado, from Triptych of Favorite Actors in Imagined Roles (Okonomi mitate sanpukutsui)
「御好見立三幅対」「平親王将門 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Hori Iwa (Japanese)
Publisher: Minatoya Kohei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Hori Iwa (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.2 cm (14 5/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40358
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Iwa
改印：戌五改
彫師：横川彫岩
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Iwa
改印：戌五改
彫師：横川彫岩
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.