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「松嶋平太郎」
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Actor Matsushima Hyôtarô
「松嶋平太郎」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1724–25 (Kyôhô 9–10)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and brass filings
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.1 x 16.4 cm (11 7/8 x 6 7/16 in. )
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13262
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0470; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #94; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 86
DescriptionTheater: Ichimura
Possibly in Bankoku Taiheiki, in 1724.11.
Possibly in Bankoku Taiheiki, in 1724.11.
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.