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「忠臣蔵八景 五段目の夜の雨」 初代河原崎権十郎の定九郎、初代嵐冠五郎の与一兵衛
Night Rain in Act V (Godanme no yoru no ame): Actor Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Sadakurô and Arashi Kangorô I as Yoichibei, from the series Eight Views of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Chûshingura hakkei)
「忠臣蔵八景 五段目の夜の雨」 初代河原崎権十郎の定九郎、初代嵐冠五郎の与一兵衛
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Gusokuya Kahei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Komakichi (Hori Koma, Hori Tashichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban 35.9 x 24 cm (14 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43625
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Nanajûkyû sai Toyokuni hitsu
七十九歳豊国筆
七十九歳豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印：丑正改
彫師：彫太田多七
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Ôta Tashichi
改印：丑正改
彫師：彫太田多七
Inscriptions「かた先へさつとあひせてよるの雨 をのからさきに名のるとろぼう」
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.