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「遊女屋女房 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Brothel Owner's Wife (Yûjoya nyôbô)
「遊女屋女房 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Japanese
Meiji era
1870 (Meiji 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 × 23.6 cm (14 1/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41615
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTheater: Nakamura
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori ...matsu
改印：午五改
彫師：ホリ齢松
Blockcutter's mark: Hori ...matsu
改印：午五改
彫師：ホリ齢松
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.