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「梨園侠客伝 東金茂右衛門」五代目坂東彦三郎 「梨園侠客伝 筑波茂右衛門」初代河原崎権十郎
Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V as Tôgane Moemon (R) and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Tsukuba Moemon (L), from the series Heroic Commoners in Kabuki (Rien kyokaku den)
「梨園侠客伝 東金茂右衛門」五代目坂東彦三郎 「梨園侠客伝 筑波茂右衛門」初代河原崎権十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzô (Aikindô)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzô (Aikindô)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (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 diptych; 35.3 x 47.7 cm (13 7/8 x 18 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42899a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Nanajûkyûsai Toyokuni hitsu (on both sheets)
七十九歳豊国筆
七十九歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Rat 4 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印：子四改
彫師：彫太田多七
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印：子四改
彫師：彫太田多七
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.