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Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in Shibaraku

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
about 1837–38 (Tenpô 8–9)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.6 x 18.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.20670
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Rokugien Ginba: Medetasa wa/ chiyo ni yachiyo no/ hachidaime/ isamu kokoro no/ kimi ga hatsu haru Poem by Rokuyaen: Shibaraku to/ ifu ma mo akete/ aratama no/ tsugite ureshiki/ uguisu no koe
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.