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「恋さくら」 八百屋お七
Cherry Blossoms of Love (Koi-zakura): Actor as Yaoya Oshichi
「恋さくら」 八百屋お七
Japanese
Edo period
1720s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.8 x 15 cm (11 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13260
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.13260, 21.5450
The design is based on an earlier, larger work showing an actor who may be Sanjô Kantarô II in the role in 1718; see 02.845.
The design is based on an earlier, larger work showing an actor who may be Sanjô Kantarô II in the role in 1718; see 02.845.
Signed
Torii Kiyomasu hitsu
鳥居清倍筆
鳥居清倍筆
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.
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.