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二代目中村仲蔵の荒巻耳四郎
Actor Nakamura Nakazô II as Aramaki Mimishiro
二代目中村仲蔵の荒巻耳四郎
Japanese
Edo period
1794 (Kansei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.4 x 15.2 cm (12 3/4 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.16488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Sharaku (2011), #147; MFA, Golden Age (2010), #110; Dai Sharaku ten (1995), reference #N; Ukiyo-e shûka 11 (1979), list #82; Henderson & Ledoux, #102
DescriptionPlay (shosagoto): Ôshukubai Koi no Hatsune
Play (main feature): Uruôtoshi Meika no Homare
Theater: Miyako
鶯宿梅恋初音（おうしゅくばいこいのはつね）
閏訥子名和歌誉（うるおうとしめいかのほまれ）
都
Play (main feature): Uruôtoshi Meika no Homare
Theater: Miyako
鶯宿梅恋初音（おうしゅくばいこいのはつね）
閏訥子名和歌誉（うるおうとしめいかのほまれ）
都
Signed
Sharaku ga
写楽画
写楽画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.