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役者国の華二編 「中村七三郎」、「市川純蔵」
Actors Nakamura Shichisaburô III and Ichikawa Sumizô I, from the book Yakusha Kuni no Hana, vol. II
役者国の華二編 「中村七三郎」、「市川純蔵」
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1770–72
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
One page; 21 x 15 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13465
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe future Matsumoto Kôshirô V (1764-1838) used the name Ichikawa Sumizô as a child actor from 1770.1 to 1772.10.
Signed
(this page unsigned)
無款
無款
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.