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二代目市川門之助の経若丸
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Tsunewakamaru
二代目市川門之助の経若丸
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1775 (An'ei 4), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32 x 14.6 cm (12 5/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18486
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #61; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #66; Ukiyo-e taisei 5 (1930), #241
DescriptionPlay: Iromoyô Aoyagi Soga
Theater: Nakamura
色模様青柳曽我（いろもようあおやぎそが）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
色模様青柳曽我（いろもようあおやぎそが）
中村
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
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.