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「諸家雷名東京自慢」 富本 三代目沢村田之助ヵ
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III (?) as a Tomimoto-style Musician, from the series Thundering Names, the Pride of Tokyo (Shoka raimei Tôkyô jiman)
「諸家雷名東京自慢」 富本 三代目沢村田之助ヵ
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Tsunoi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsunoi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1869 (Meiji 2), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.9 × 24.6 cm (14 1/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42949
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionEach print in the series lists the names of noted people in a particular entertainment-related occupation, with a famous kabuki actor playing the part of a person of that occupation.
Signed
Ichiôsai Kunichika ga
一鴬斎国周画
一鴬斎国周画
Marks
No censor's seal (date is written into background, at lower left)
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：なし
彫師：彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Chô
改印：なし
彫師：彫長
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.