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「中野藤兵衛 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Nakano Tôbei
「中野藤兵衛 中村芝翫」（四代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 × 25.4 cm (14 1/16 × 10 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41692
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Shôbu Awase Adauchi Kôdan
Theater: Ichimura
菖蒲合仇討講談（しょうぶあわせあだうちこうだん）
市村
1862、壬戌、文久０２、05・04
Theater: Ichimura
菖蒲合仇討講談（しょうぶあわせあだうちこうだん）
市村
1862、壬戌、文久０２、05・04
Signed
Kunichika ga
国周画
国周画
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Ôta Hori Koma
改印：戌五改
彫師：太田彫駒
Blockcutter's mark: Ôta Hori Koma
改印：戌五改
彫師：太田彫駒
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.