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「むらさきの源」 四代目中村芝翫
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV in Murasaki no Hara
「むらさきの源」 四代目中村芝翫
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Publisher: Jôshûya Kinzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1866 (Keiô 2), 12th 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 Number11.41675
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 007-1578
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Tiger 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Sugawa hori
改印：寅十二改
彫師：須川彫
Blockcutter's mark: Sugawa hori
改印：寅十二改
彫師：須川彫
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.