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Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Tachibana no Tsurukichi, from an untitled pentaptych


「橘の鶴吉 市村羽左衛門」(十三代目)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 7th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36 x 25.3 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42213
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.42207, 11.42213

The complete pentaptych: 11.42203-7, 11.42913-7 (no VRs)

Play: Tôkaidô Iroha Nikki
Theater: Ichimura
東駅いろは日記(とうかいどういろはにっき)
市村
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Chicken 7 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印:酉七改
彫師:彫竹
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.