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「梨園侠客伝 髭のゐきう」 五代目松本幸四郎
Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V as Hige no Ikyû, from the series Heroic Commoners in Kabuki (Rien kyokaku den)
「梨園侠客伝 髭のゐきう」 五代目松本幸四郎
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
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.3 x 23.8 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43023
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Nanajûhassai Toyokuni hitsu
七十八歳豊国筆
七十八歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印: 亥十二改
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印: 亥十二改
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.