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The Syllable We: Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V as a Lion Dancer in Shakkyô, from the series Alphabet Proverbs for Actors (Haiyû iroha tatoe)


「俳ゆういろはたとえ ゑ せき橋」  五代目坂東彦三郎
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Masudaya Ginjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 8th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.9 × 24.9 cm (14 1/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40510
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Signed Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
Marks Censor's seal: Hare 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Chôjirô
改印:卯八改
彫師:彫工長治郎
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.