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仁義礼智信 「信」 「矢島帯刀 中むら玉七」（初代）
Faith (Shin): Actor Nakamura Tamashichi I as Yashima Taitô, from an untitled series of Five Virtues (Jingireichishin)
仁義礼智信 「信」 「矢島帯刀 中むら玉七」（初代）
Isshusai Kunikazu (Japanese, active about 1848–1868)
Publisher: Ishikawaya Wasuke (Ishiwa) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ishikawaya Wasuke (Ishiwa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25 x 18.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.43795
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 111
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Kuruwa no Kadomatsu
Theater: Kado
けいせい廓門松（けいせいくるわのかどまつ）
角
Theater: Kado
けいせい廓門松（けいせいくるわのかどまつ）
角
Signed
Kunikazu
国員
国員
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.