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New Plays at the Ichimura Theater (Ichimura-za shin kyōgen): 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 Mitsugorō and Ichikawa Omezō; ? and Nakamura Nakazō
Row 2 Segawa Kikunojō, Onoe Matsusuke, Ichikawa Yaozō, Ichikawa Omezō
Row 3 Segawa Kikunojō and Ichikawa Yaozō; Onoe Matsusuke and Ichikawa Yaozō
Row 4 ?, Segawa Kikunojō, Ichikawa Omezō, ?
Row 5 Nakamura Nakazō, Matsumoto Kōshirō; ? and Ichikawa Yaozō
Theater: Ichimura
Row 1 Bandô Mitsugorō and Ichikawa Omezō; ? and Nakamura Nakazō
Row 2 Segawa Kikunojō, Onoe Matsusuke, Ichikawa Yaozō, Ichikawa Omezō
Row 3 Segawa Kikunojō and Ichikawa Yaozō; Onoe Matsusuke and Ichikawa Yaozō
Row 4 ?, Segawa Kikunojō, Ichikawa Omezō, ?
Row 5 Nakamura Nakazō, Matsumoto Kōshirō; ? and Ichikawa Yaozō
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.