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「歌舞伎三十六区 廿三 力弥」 三代目沢村田之助
(Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as) Rikiya, No. 23 from the series Thirty-six Poems on Kabuki (Kabuki sanjûroku ku)
「歌舞伎三十六区 廿三 力弥」 三代目沢村田之助
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 × 24.5 cm (14 5/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40583
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
中村
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 9 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅九改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：寅九改
彫師：なし
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.