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The Fox Ken Game of Osaka (Ôsaka kitsune ken): Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV and Onoe Tamizô II

1849 (Kaei 2), 10th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 35.5 x 24.5 cm (14 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.37382
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsSong: Kumo ni/ kakehashi/ kasumi ni senzuru/ oyobi nai tote ...
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.
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Takeuchi Tachô (Utagawa Yoshikane)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
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Takeuchi Tachô (Utagawa Yoshikane)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
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Takeuchi Tachô (Utagawa Yoshikane)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
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Takeuchi Tachô (Utagawa Yoshikane)
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)