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New Plays at the Ichimura Theater (Ichimura-za shin kyôgen): Actors in Eight Scenes
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
1780s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.4 x 14.8 cm (12 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18244
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFrom right to left:
Row 1 Bandô Mitsugorô and Ichikawa Omezô; ? and Nakamura Nakazô
Row 2 Segawa Kikunojô, Onoe Matsusuke, Ichikawa Yaozô, Ichikawa Omezô
Row 3 Segawa Kikunojô and Ichikawa Yaozô; Onoe Matsusuke and Ichikawa Yaozô
Row 4 ?, Segawa Kikunojô, Ichikawa Omezô, ?
Row 5 Nakamura Nakazô, Matsumoto Kôshirô; ? and Ichikawa Yaozô
Theater: Ichimura
Row 1 Bandô Mitsugorô and Ichikawa Omezô; ? and Nakamura Nakazô
Row 2 Segawa Kikunojô, Onoe Matsusuke, Ichikawa Yaozô, Ichikawa Omezô
Row 3 Segawa Kikunojô and Ichikawa Yaozô; Onoe Matsusuke and Ichikawa Yaozô
Row 4 ?, Segawa Kikunojô, Ichikawa Omezô, ?
Row 5 Nakamura Nakazô, Matsumoto Kôshirô; ? and Ichikawa Yaozô
Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Shun'ei ga
春英画
春英画
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.