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四代目市川団十郎の景清、初代中村歌右衛門
Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IV as Kagekiyo and Nakamura Utaemon I as Seigen
四代目市川団十郎の景清、初代中村歌右衛門
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1769 (Meiwa 6), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.5 x 14 cm (12 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18577
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Sogo Moyô Aigo no Wakamatsu
Theater: Nakamura
曽我（衣＋我）愛護若松
中村
The play opened in the 1st month, with Danzô as Kagekiyo, but Utaemon was ill and did not appear until the 3rd month.
Theater: Nakamura
曽我（衣＋我）愛護若松
中村
The play opened in the 1st month, with Danzô as Kagekiyo, but Utaemon was ill and did not appear until the 3rd month.
Signed
(seal only)
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)
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.