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Actor Ichimura Uzaemon XIII as Okaji of Gion, from the series Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen no uchi)


「六歌仙之内」 「祇おんの於梶 市村羽左衛門」(十三代目)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 1st month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 25 cm (14 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42858
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay (finale): Rokkasen Sugata no Irozashi
Play (main feature): Koi Musubu Uchiwa no Datehimo
Theater: Ichimura
六歌仙容彩(ろっかせんすがたのいろざし) 常磐津、清元、長唄
恋取組団伊達紐(こいむすぶうちわのだてひも)
市村、大切
1862、文久02
Signed Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seal: Dog 1 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印:戌正改
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.