No. 4, from the series Parlor Charades by Amateur Comedians Impersonating Actors (Zashiki gei chaban no ateburi)
「座しきげゐ茶番の当ふり 四」
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3), 9th month
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864), Publisher Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37 x 25.5 cm (14 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.42364
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
MFA impressions: 11.42364, 11.42365
役者の顔真似や物真似をした茶ばんを描く。
Signed
Konomi ni ôjite Toyokuni giga
応好豊国戯画
Markings
Censors' seals: Hama, Kinugasa
No blockcutter's mark
改印:浜、衣笠
彫師:なし
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection