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「面うり」四代目中村芝翫
Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Mask Seller (Men-uri)
「面うり」四代目中村芝翫
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kiya Sôjirô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.7 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22483
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOne sheet of incomplete polyptych?
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Shiki Bundai Nagori no Hana
Play (main feature): Chûshin Akatsuki no Tori
Theater: Morita
忠臣曙金鶏（ちゅうしんあかつきのとり）
四季文台名残花（しきぶんだいなごりのはな） 常磐津
守田、二番目大切
1860、万延０１、05・05
Play (shosa, finale of Part 2): Shiki Bundai Nagori no Hana
Play (main feature): Chûshin Akatsuki no Tori
Theater: Morita
忠臣曙金鶏（ちゅうしんあかつきのとり）
四季文台名残花（しきぶんだいなごりのはな） 常磐津
守田、二番目大切
1860、万延０１、05・05
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：申五改
彫師：彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：申五改
彫師：彫兼
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.