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山下京之助の後面の所作事
Actor Yamashita Kyônosuke in a Back-mask Dance
山下京之助の後面の所作事
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1769 (Meiwa 6), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29 x 15.7 cm (11 7/16 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18490
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Fujisawa, Kabuki Edo hyakkei (2022), p. 34; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 2, British Museum II (1988), pl. 52; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #226; Ukiyo-e zenshû 5 (1957), pl. 1
DescriptionPlay: Edo no Hana Wakayagi Soga
Theater: Ichimura
江戸花陽向曽我（えどのはなわかやぎそが）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
江戸花陽向曽我（えどのはなわかやぎそが）
市村
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.