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「天人舞の秀」 六代目坂東三津五郎
Actor Bando Mitsugoro VI as Tenninmai no Hide, from an untitled series of actors with firefighters' coats
「天人舞の秀」 六代目坂東三津五郎
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 × 24.3 cm (14 5/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41665
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 500-1403
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 8 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Tashichi
改印：丑八改
彫師：彫工多七
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Tashichi
改印：丑八改
彫師：彫工多七
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.