Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as the Entertainer (Taikomochi) Jiroemon
「たいこ持次郎右衛門 中村歌右衛門」（三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1812 (Bunka 9), 7th month
Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825), Publisher Kawachiya Genshichi (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
Another print from the play: Waseda db 001-1186
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.5 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.22467
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Play: Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
Markings
Censor's seals: kiwame, Igaya Kan'emon
改印：極、伊賀
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: 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection