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三代目坂東彦三郎の吉三
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô III as Kichiza
三代目坂東彦三郎の吉三
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1779 (An'ei 8), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.7 x 13.8 cm (11 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18720
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Junshoku Edo Murasaki
Theater: Ichimura
潤色江戸紫（じゅんしょくえどむらさき）
市村
Theater: Ichimura
潤色江戸紫（じゅんしょくえどむらさき）
市村
Signed
Katsu Shunshô ga
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.