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二代目沢村淀五郎の川連法眼と坂東善次の鬼佐渡坊
Actors Sawamura Yodogorô II as Kawatsura Hôgen and Bandô Zenji as Oninosadobô
二代目沢村淀五郎の川連法眼と坂東善次の鬼佐渡坊
Japanese
Edo period
1794 (Kansei 6), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink, color, and mica on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.3 x 25.2 cm (15 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.14676
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Sharaku (2011), #68; MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 170; Dai Sharaku ten (1995), #27; Ukiyo-e shûka 11 (1979), list #28
DescriptionPlay: Yoshitsune Senbon-zakura (The Thousand Cherry Trees of Yoshitsune)
Theater: Kawarazaki
義経千本桜（よしつねせんぼんざくら）
河原崎
Theater: Kawarazaki
義経千本桜（よしつねせんぼんざくら）
河原崎
Signed
Tôshûsai Sharaku ga
東洲斎写楽画
東洲斎写楽画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
Collector's seal: broken cherry blossom (unidentified)
改印：極
Collector's seal: broken cherry blossom (unidentified)
改印：極
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.