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「不破伴左エ門 河原崎権十郎」（初代）
Actor Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Fuwa Banzaemon
「不破伴左エ門 河原崎権十郎」（初代）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.1 × 24.2 cm (14 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41682
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sato Tsubame Sugata no Inazuma
Theater: Nakamura
花街燕比貌稲妻（さとつばめすがたのいなずま）
中村
元治０１ ( 1864)・04・
Theater: Nakamura
花街燕比貌稲妻（さとつばめすがたのいなずま）
中村
元治０１ ( 1864)・04・
Signed
Kunichika ga
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Uemura Hori Yasu
改印：子四改
彫師：上邑彫安
Blockcutter's mark: Uemura Hori Yasu
改印：子四改
彫師：上邑彫安
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.