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「中村新五郎」 佐野源兵衛門 「さの川万菊」 桜木
Actors Nakamura Shingorô as Sano Gen'emon and Sanogawa Mangiku as Sakuragi
「中村新五郎」 佐野源兵衛門 「さの川万菊」 桜木
Japanese
Edo period
1730 (Kyôhô 15), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.4 x 14.4 cm (12 3/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #7; Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0544
DescriptionPlay: Hiragana Tokiwa Hachinoki
Theater: Ichimura
平仮名常盤鉢木
市村
Theater: Ichimura
平仮名常盤鉢木
市村
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.