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市川鰕蔵（先の五代目市川団十郎）の文覚上人
Actor Ichikawa Ebizô (formerly Danjûrô V) as Mongaku Shônin
市川鰕蔵（先の五代目市川団十郎）の文覚上人
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1791 (Kansei 3), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.3 x 13.9 cm (11 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18276
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kin no Menuki Genke no Kakutsuba (The Golden Sword Decoration and the Square Sword Guard of the Minamoto Family)
Theater: Ichimura
金◇◇源家角鐔（きんのめぬきげんけのかくつば）
市村
On this occasion, the former Ichikawa Danjûrô V changed his name to Ichikawa Ebizô, while his son Ichikawa Ebizô IV (with a different spelling) became Ichikawa Danjûrô VI.
Theater: Ichimura
金◇◇源家角鐔（きんのめぬきげんけのかくつば）
市村
On this occasion, the former Ichikawa Danjûrô V changed his name to Ichikawa Ebizô, while his son Ichikawa Ebizô IV (with a different spelling) became Ichikawa Danjûrô VI.
Signed
Shunkô ga
春好画
春好画
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.