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「熊坂長範」四代目中村歌右衛門 「牛若丸」三代目岩井粂三郎
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Kumasaka Chôhan (R) and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Ushiwakamaru (L)
「熊坂長範」四代目中村歌右衛門 「牛若丸」三代目岩井粂三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.3 x 48.5 cm (13 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43782a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.43782a-b, 17.3216.21-2
Play: Tsuki no Ume Megumi no Kagekiyo
Theater: Nakamura
月梅摂景清（つきのうめめぐみのかげきよ）
中村
Play: Tsuki no Ume Megumi no Kagekiyo
Theater: Nakamura
月梅摂景清（つきのうめめぐみのかげきよ）
中村
Signed
Hamoto no konomi ni makasete Toyokuni ga (on each sheet)
板元の好まかせて豊国画
板元の好まかせて豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Muramatsu, Yoshimura
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松、吉村
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松、吉村
彫師：なし
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.