Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX as Sasagawa Kôjûrô
「笹川幸十郎 市川団十郎」（九代目）
Japanese
Meiji era
1878 (Meiji 11), 10th month
Artist Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu) (Japanese, 1838–1912), Publisher Matsushita Heibei (Japanese), Blockcutter Asai Ginjirô (Hori Gin) (Japanese, 1844–1894)
Catalogue Raisonné
Another print of the same play: Waseda db 201-2715
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.8 x 23.8 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
11.42950
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Chikanobu hitsu
周延筆
Markings
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Gin
彫師：彫工銀
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection