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「名古屋山三 助高屋高助」（四代目）
Actor Suketakaya Takasuke IV as Nagoya Sanza
「名古屋山三 助高屋高助」（四代目）
Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900)
Publisher: Oyama Hangorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Oyama Hangorô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
1879 (Meiji 12), May
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
23.7 × 24.7 cm (9 5/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42947
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Mukashi Moyô Sato no Sayaate
Theater: Shintomiza
Probably made to celebrate the fact that the actor had just taken this name.
Theater: Shintomiza
Probably made to celebrate the fact that the actor had just taken this name.
Signed
Toyohara Kunichika hitsu
豊原国周筆
豊原国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
彫師：片田彫長
Blockcutter's mark: Katada Hori Chô
彫師：片田彫長
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.
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.