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初代中村仲蔵の椎木沢狐
Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as Sakon-gitsune, the Fox of Shiinokizawa
初代中村仲蔵の椎木沢狐
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1775 (An'ei 4), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.1 x 13.9 cm (12 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13450
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Katsukawa Shunshô (Ôta Mus. cat., 2016), #23; Nagata et al, The New York and New Jersey Ukiyo-e Collection (exh. cat., 1997), #129; Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #309 (R only)
DescriptionRight sheet of an incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 11.13450 (R only), 20.208 (R only), 21.7137-9 (complete triptych)
Play: Hana-zumô Genji-biiki
Theater: Nakamura
花相撲源氏張膽（はなずもうげんじびいき）
中村
MFA impressions: 11.13450 (R only), 20.208 (R only), 21.7137-9 (complete triptych)
Play: Hana-zumô Genji-biiki
Theater: Nakamura
花相撲源氏張膽（はなずもうげんじびいき）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
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.