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Actor Arashi Rikan III as Saibara Kageyu, from the series Tales of Renowned Heroes (Kômei buyû den)

(Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 3rd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban; 25.2 x 17.4 cm (9 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.41926
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
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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