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「見立三十六句撰 天竺徳兵衛」 三代目市川市蔵
Actor Ichikawa Ichizô III as Tenjiku Tokubei, from the series Matches for Thirty-six Selected Poems (Mitate sanjûrokku sen)
「見立三十六句撰 天竺徳兵衛」 三代目市川市蔵
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.4 x 24.2 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42740
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.30072, 11.42740
Signed
Ichiyôsai Toyokuni ga; (seal of Gengyo on inset)
一陽斎豊国画、（玄魚の印）
一陽斎豊国画、（玄魚の印）
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、巳十二
彫師：なし
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.