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「斧定九郎」初代河原崎権十郎 「早埜勘平」四代目市村家橘
Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Ono Sadakurô (R) and Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Hayano Kanpei (L)
「斧定九郎」初代河原崎権十郎 「早埜勘平」四代目市村家橘
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tanaka Hori Ushi (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Tanaka Hori Ushi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 36 × 49.9 cm (14 3/16 × 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41634a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 100-0430 (R), 100-0431 (L)
DescriptionPlay: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
仮名手本忠臣蔵（かなでほんちゅうしんぐら）
市村
Signed
Kunichika hitsu (on each sheet)
国貞筆
国貞筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 7 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Tanaka Hori Ushi
改印：寅七改
彫師：田中彫牛
Blockcutter's mark: Tanaka Hori Ushi
改印：寅七改
彫師：田中彫牛
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.