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「本田よし光 坂東彦三郎」（初代）
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô I as Honda Yoshimitsu
「本田よし光 坂東彦三郎」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1740 (Genbun 5), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.7 x 14.5 cm (12 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13210
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0178; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 75
DescriptionPlay: Amida ga Ike Imose Kagami
Theater: Ichimura
阿弥陀池妹背鏡（あみだがいけいもせかがみ）
市村
元文05 · 06
Theater: Ichimura
阿弥陀池妹背鏡（あみだがいけいもせかがみ）
市村
元文05 · 06
Signed
Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
鳥居清信筆
鳥居清信筆
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.