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「市村宇左衛門」（八代目） 和藤内
Actor Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Watônai
「市村宇左衛門」（八代目） 和藤内
Japanese
Edo period
1738 (Genbun 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.2 x 15 cm (11 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19095
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0157; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 82
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Kokusen'ya
Theater: Ichimura
Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
鳥居清信筆
鳥居清信筆
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.