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「紀之字尽」 「苅萱道心」二代目沢村訥升、「石童丸」？
Actor Sawamura Tosshô II as Karukaya Dôshin and an unidentified actor as Ishidômaru, from the series Things That Start with the Syllable Ki (Ki no ji tsukushi)
「紀之字尽」 「苅萱道心」二代目沢村訥升、「石童丸」？
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 22.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29875
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29875, 11.42540
Play: Karukaya Dôshin Tsukushi no Iezuto
Theater: Nakamura
苅萱桑門筑紫☆（かるかやどうしんつくしのいえづと）
中村
Play: Karukaya Dôshin Tsukushi no Iezuto
Theater: Nakamura
苅萱桑門筑紫☆（かるかやどうしんつくしのいえづと）
中村
Signed
Toyokuni hitsu
豊国筆
豊国筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：酉十二改
彫師：彫千之助
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：酉十二改
彫師：彫千之助
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.