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「蝶鵆十番切」 「中村芝翫」（四代目）「工藤左衛門祐経」
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Kudô Saemon Suketsune, from the series Butterflies and Plovers Kill Ten (Chô chidori jûban kiri)
「蝶鵆十番切」 「中村芝翫」（四代目）「工藤左衛門祐経」
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Tsunoi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Utakichi (Hori Uta) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsunoi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Utakichi (Hori Uta) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 × 24.3 cm (14 3/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40566
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Uta
改印：辰八改
彫師：彫卯多
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Uta
改印：辰八改
彫師：彫卯多
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.