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四代目中村芝翫の火消し
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Firefighter
四代目中村芝翫の火消し
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kikuya Ichibei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kikuya Ichibei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 25.8 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40754
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionImaginary performance (mitate).
見立
見立
Signed
Hanmoto no konomi ni tsuki Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
梓元付好 豊国画(年玉枠)
梓元付好 豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane
改印：申九改
彫師：小泉彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane
改印：申九改
彫師：小泉彫兼
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.