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「見立いろはたとへ わ 喜撰法師 中村宗十郎」
The Syllable Wa: Actor Nakamura Sôjûrô as Kisen Hôshi, from the series Actors Matched with Proverbs for the Kana Syllabary (Mitate iroha tatoe)
「見立いろはたとへ わ 喜撰法師 中村宗十郎」
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.1 x 18.5 cm (9 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42993
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 120; the series: Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 5 (2005), #238 (illustrates no and ya only)
DescriptionPlay: Yasusugata Mitate Rokkasen
Theater: Naka
艶競見立六歌仙（やさすがたみたてろっかせん）
中
Theater: Naka
艶競見立六歌仙（やさすがたみたてろっかせん）
中
Signed
Yoshitaki hitsu
芳瀧筆
芳瀧筆
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.