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「はしば久吉 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）、「てる若 坂東勝次郎」
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Hashiba Hisayoshi and Bandô Katsujirô as Teruwaka
「はしば久吉 中村歌右衛門」（四代目）、「てる若 坂東勝次郎」
Japanese
Edo period
1840 (Tenpô 11), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.3 cm (14 9/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Gohiiki Yakko no Konoshita
Theater: Ichimura
御贔屓握虎木下（ごひいきやっこのこのした）
市村
1840、天保１１、08・02
Theater: Ichimura
御贔屓握虎木下（ごひいきやっこのこのした）
市村
1840、天保１１、08・02
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsPoem by Umeya
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.