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三代目大谷廣右衛門の近江小藤太ヵ
Actor Ôtani Hiroemon III as Ômi Kotôta (?)
三代目大谷廣右衛門の近江小藤太ヵ
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.7 x 14.1 cm (12 1/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18721
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hatsu Akebono Niwatori Soga
Theater: Morita
初曙鶏曽我（はつあけぼのにわとりそが）
森田
Theater: Morita
初曙鶏曽我（はつあけぼのにわとりそが）
森田
Signed
Katsukawa Shunshô ga
勝川春章画
勝川春章画
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)
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.