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「国平 大谷友右衛門」（二代目）
Actor Ôtani Tomoemon II as Kokuhei
「国平 大谷友右衛門」（二代目）
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1812 (Bunka 9), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 24.9 cm (14 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Tomo Yobikawasu Shimabara Saiken
Theater: Morita
坂東重嶋原細見（ともよびかわすしまばらさいけん）
森田
Tomoemon was a Kamigata actor who played in Edo through the summer, returning to Osaka in the fall.
Theater: Morita
坂東重嶋原細見（ともよびかわすしまばらさいけん）
森田
Tomoemon was a Kamigata actor who played in Edo through the summer, returning to Osaka in the fall.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Tsutaya Jûzaburô
改印：極、蔦十
改印：極、蔦十
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.