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「大阪下り 浅尾為十郎 奥山」（初代浅尾為十郎）
Actor Asao Tamejûrô I, also called Okuyama, from Osaka
「大阪下り 浅尾為十郎 奥山」（初代浅尾為十郎）
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1788 (Tenmei 8), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.3 x 14.2 cm (12 11/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18384
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAsao Tamejûrô I was a Kamigata actor who played in Edo from 1788.11 to 1790.9. This print commemorates his arrival at the Ichimura Theater for the Kaomise (season-opening) performance of 1788.
Play: Genji Saikô Kogane no Tachibana
Theater: Ichimura
源氏再興黄金橘（げんじさいこうこがねのたちばな）
市村
Play: Genji Saikô Kogane no Tachibana
Theater: Ichimura
源氏再興黄金橘（げんじさいこうこがねのたちばな）
市村
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.