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「助高屋 四良五郎」（初代） 与四郎実ハ直江の左衛門
Actor Suketakaya Shirogorô I as Yoshirô, Actually Naoe no Saemon
「助高屋 四良五郎」（初代） 与四郎実ハ直江の左衛門
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1807 (Bunka 4), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9.8 x 6.4 cm (3 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43806
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPossibly cut from the same sheet: 11.43803, 11.43804, 11.43805, 11.43806, 11.43807
Play (second feature, added in 12th month): Aikata Soete Akindo
Play (main feature): Kigoto no Hana Yashima Kaijin
Theater: Ichimura
相肩添商人（あいかたそえてあきんど）
雪八島凱陣（きごとのはなやしまかいじん）
市村
文化０４ ( 1807)・12・02 年
Play (second feature, added in 12th month): Aikata Soete Akindo
Play (main feature): Kigoto no Hana Yashima Kaijin
Theater: Ichimura
相肩添商人（あいかたそえてあきんど）
雪八島凱陣（きごとのはなやしまかいじん）
市村
文化０４ ( 1807)・12・02 年
Signed
(this picture unsigned)
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.