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初代尾上松助の薬師寺次郎左衛門
Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Yakushiji Jirozaemon
初代尾上松助の薬師寺次郎左衛門
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1780 (An'ei 9), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban, 29.5 x 13.6 cm (11 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionOne sheet of incomplete polyptych.
MFA impressions: 06.719VR (06.719, 11.18394) (two sheets only), 11.18393 (one sheet only), 21.7294-6 (triptych)
The correct order of the sheets is uncertain.
Play: Kanadehon Chûshin Nagori no Kura
Theater: Nakamura
MFA impressions: 06.719VR (06.719, 11.18394) (two sheets only), 11.18393 (one sheet only), 21.7294-6 (triptych)
The correct order of the sheets is uncertain.
Play: Kanadehon Chûshin Nagori no Kura
Theater: Nakamura
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.