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「詞花開末広 天竺登リ人形遣ひ」 四代目市村家橘
Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as a Puppeteer from India (Tenjiku nobori ningyô-tsukai), from the series Opened Fans Blooming with Flowery Words (Kotoba no hana hiraku suehiro)
「詞花開末広 天竺登リ人形遣ひ」 四代目市村家橘
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 × 25 cm (14 1/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40533
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 007-2928
DescriptionFrom a series jointly designed by Kunichika and Kuniteru II.
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Tei (Sada ?)
改印：卯八改
彫師：彫工定
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Tei (Sada ?)
改印：卯八改
彫師：彫工定
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.