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The Fashionable Six Poetic Immortals (Fûryû Rokkasen), from right: Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Bishop Henjô, Bun'ya no Yasuhide, and Priest Kisen; Nakayama Nanshi II as Ono no Komachi; and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ariwara Narihira and Ôtomo Kuronushi

The Fashionable Six Poetic Immortals (Fûryû Rokkasen), from right: Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Bishop Henjô, Bun'ya no Yasuhide, and Priest Kisen; Nakayama Nanshi II as Ono no Komachi; and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Ariwara Narihira and Ôtomo Kuronushi

(Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban hexaptych; 25 x 106 cm (9 13/16 x 41 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.41998a-f
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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.
Actor Mimasu Daigorô IV as Takaichi Takeemon
Actor Mimasu Daigorô IV as Takaichi Takeemon
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1849 (Kaei 2), 4th month
Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Katô Masakiyo
Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Katô Masakiyo
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 1st month
Actor Arashi Rikan III as Saibara Kageyu, from the series Tales of Renowned Heroes (Kômei buyû den)
Actor Arashi Rikan III as Saibara Kageyu, from the series Tales of Renowned Heroes (Kômei buyû den)
Gosôtei Hirosada
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 3rd month
Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Nagoya Sanza, in Act 5 of Inazuma Sôshi
Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Nagoya Sanza, in Act 5 of Inazuma Sôshi
Gosôtei Hirosada
1850 (Kaei 3), 9th month
The Fashionable Six Poetic Immortals (Fûryû Rokkasen): Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Bishop Henjô (R) and Bun'ya no Yasuhide (L)
The Fashionable Six Poetic Immortals (Fûryû Rokkasen): Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as Bishop Henjô (R) and Bun'ya no Yasuhide (L)
Gosôtei Hirosada
1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month
Actors Mimasu Daigorô IV as Sakata Kurando (R) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Yaegiri (L), in Komochi Yamanba
Actors Mimasu Daigorô IV as Sakata Kurando (R) and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Yaegiri (L), in Komochi Yamanba
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 9th month
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Katô Masakiyo (R) and Nakamura Tomosa II as the boatman Yojibei (L), in Act 3 of Kiyome no Funauta
Actors Nakamura Utaemon IV as Katô Masakiyo (R) and Nakamura Tomosa II as the boatman Yojibei (L), in Act 3 of Kiyome no Funauta
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 1st month
Actors Mimasu Daigorô IV as Konishi Yajûrô (R), Nakayama Nanshi II as the Daughter (Musume) Otsuyu (C), and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Fukami Katsugorô (L), in Act II of the play Kiyome no Funauta
Actors Mimasu Daigorô IV as Konishi Yajûrô (R), Nakayama Nanshi II as the Daughter (Musume) Otsuyu (C), and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Fukami Katsugorô (L), in Act II of the play Kiyome no Funauta
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 1st month
Group Shot: 11.21331-3
Actors as Mandarin Ducks: Nakamura Tamashichi (R), Arashi Rikaku II (C), and Sawamura Kitô (L)
Gosôtei Hirosada
1849 (Kaei 2), 1st month
Actor Onoe Fujaku as the Daughter (Musume) Osode in Igagoe Buyûden
Actor Onoe Fujaku as the Daughter (Musume) Osode in Igagoe Buyûden
Gosôtei Hirosada
1850 (Kaei 3), 1st month
Actors Nakayama Nanshi II as Umegae (R) and Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Kajiwara Genta (L)
Actors Nakayama Nanshi II as Umegae (R) and Jitsukawa Enzaburô I as Kajiwara Genta (L)
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 8th month
Actor Nakamura Tamashichi I Greeting the Audience, with Memorial Portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV
Actor Nakamura Tamashichi I Greeting the Audience, with Memorial Portrait of Nakamura Utaemon IV
Gosôtei Hirosada
1852 (Kaei 5), 2nd month