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Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Nagao Kagekatsu, from an untitled series of actor portraits


「長尾景勝」十三代目市村羽左衛門
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880)
Publisher: Kagiya Shôbei (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 9th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 35.4 x 24.1 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40175
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Honchô Nijûshi Kô
Theater: Ichimura
本朝廿四孝(ほんちょうにじゅうしこう)
市村
1861、文久01、09・17
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Chicken 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane
改印:酉九改
彫師:小泉彫兼

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.