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二代目市川八百蔵の茜屋半七
Actor Ichikawa Yaozô II as Akaneya Hanshichi
二代目市川八百蔵の茜屋半七
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.5 x 14.6 cm (12 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18498
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #65; Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Bunchô list, #70; Ukiyo-e taisei 5 (1930), #220
DescriptionPlay: Michiyuki Obana-ga-tsuyu
Theater: Nakamura
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆斎文調画
一筆斎文調画
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.