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三代目坂田半五郎の家主三ぶ
Actor Sakata Hangorô III as Yanushi Sabu
三代目坂田半五郎の家主三ぶ
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1785 (Tenmei 5), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.8 x 13.7 cm (12 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13496
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych.
Play: Edo Shitate Danshichi-jima
Theater: Kiri
江戸仕立団七縞（えどしたてだんしちじま）
桐
Play: Edo Shitate Danshichi-jima
Theater: Kiri
江戸仕立団七縞（えどしたてだんしちじま）
桐
Signed
Shunkô ga
春好画
春好画
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.