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「東都名所 二丁町芝居之図」
DEACESSIONED June 20, 2019
Theaters in Nichômachi (Nichômachi shibai no zu), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Tôto meisho)
「東都名所 二丁町芝居之図」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832–38 (Tenpô 3–9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.3 x 37.5 cm (9 15/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17228
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Sakai, Hiroshige Edo fûkei (1996), list #51.24, pl. 498; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 244, horizontal ôban #66.17; Matsuki 1939, #12
DescriptionMFA impressions: 06.909, 11.2135, *11.17228 (deaccessioned in 2019), 11.26203, 20.71, 21.9877
Signed
Hiroshige ga
広重画
広重画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
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.