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「織越大領政和」 四代坂東彦三郎
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô IV as Orikoshi Tairyô Masatomo
「織越大領政和」 四代坂東彦三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1851 (Kaei 4), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.1 x 25.7 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38270
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Kuniyoshi & Kunisada (2016), #27; Clark, Kuniyoshi from Miller Coll. (2009), ref. photo p. 243 (this impression); Tôbu bijutsukan, Edo no hana kabuki-e ten (1999), #111; Suzuki et al., Utagawa Kuniyoshi ten (1996), #129; Suzuki 1992, #313
DescriptionPair or diptych: 11.30460 (left), 11.38270 (right)
Play: Higashiyama Sakura Zôshi
Theater: Nakamura
東山桜荘子（ひがしやまさくらぞうし）
中村
Play: Higashiyama Sakura Zôshi
Theater: Nakamura
東山桜荘子（ひがしやまさくらぞうし）
中村
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：米良、渡辺
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
Artist's seal: kiri
改印：米良、渡辺
彫師：なし
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.