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Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Tenjiku Tokubei


「天竺徳兵衛」十三代目市村羽左衛門
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Sanoya Tomigorô (Kinseidô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 6th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36 x 25 cm (14 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39040
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Toji-awase Kabuki no E-zôsnhi
Theater: Ichimura
緘合戯場画草紙(とじあわせかぶきのえぞうし)
市村
1859、安政06
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Goat 6 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Masa
改印:未六改
彫師:彫工政
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.