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「善悪鬼人鏡 大谷源左衛門」 四代目中村芝翫
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as Ôtani Genzaemon, from the series Mirror of Demonic People, Good and Evil (Zen'aku kijin kagami)
「善悪鬼人鏡 大谷源左衛門」 四代目中村芝翫
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Tsunoi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Utakichi (Hori Uta) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsunoi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ôta Utakichi (Hori Uta) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
1868 (Keiô 4/Meiji 1), 7th month (?)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 24.9 cm (14 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.44436
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 007-1725; Mukai Nobuo, "Keiô yonen no Zen'aku kijin kagami," in Rekishi dokuhon, 1976.12
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.44435, 11.44436
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Dragon 7 aratame (?)
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Uta
改印：辰七改ヵ
彫師：彫卯多
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Uta
改印：辰七改ヵ
彫師：彫卯多
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.