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初代中村富十郎の妓王ヵ、初代中村野塩の仏午前ヵ
Actors Nakamura Tomijûrô I as Giô (?) and Nakamura Noshio I as Hotoke Gozen (?)
初代中村富十郎の妓王ヵ、初代中村野塩の仏午前ヵ
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1770 (Meiwa 7), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.5 x 14.9 cm (12 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18528
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (kaomise): Miyako-zome Giô Katsugi
Theater: Morita
都染妓王被（みやこぞめぎおうかつぎ）
森田
Theater: Morita
都染妓王被（みやこぞめぎおうかつぎ）
森田
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.