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「諸芸相生尽し かくりんとうの木性 ねをかけの金性 大吉」 初代尾上栄三郎（二代目尾上松助）と三味線
Body of the Instrument for the Element of Wood, String-knot Holder for the Element of Metal; Highly Auspicious (Kakurindô no kisei, neo-kake no kinsei, daikichi): Actor Onoe Eizaburô I (Onoe Matsusuke II) and Shamisen Music, from the series Auspicious Combinations for the Various Arts (Shogei aioi tsukushi)
「諸芸相生尽し かくりんとうの木性 ねをかけの金性 大吉」 初代尾上栄三郎（二代目尾上松助）と三味線
Japanese
Edo period
about late 1800s–early 1810s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39.3 x 26.7 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17705
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kondô, ed., Eizan (JUM exh. cat., 1996), list #36.2 (no photo)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.17705, 11.41502
In 1809.11, Onoe Eizaburô I took the name Onoe Matsusuke II; it is uncertain whether this print was made before or after the name change.
In 1809.11, Onoe Eizaburô I took the name Onoe Matsusuke II; it is uncertain whether this print was made before or after the name change.
Signed
Kikukawa Eizan hitsu
菊川英山筆
菊川英山筆
Marks
No censor's seal
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.