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「風流祝言能舞台」
Fashionable Performance of a Celebratory Nô Play (Fûryû shûgen nô butai)
「風流祝言能舞台」
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.8 x 25.7 cm (15 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17814
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych?
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.