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五代目市川団十郎の大星由良之助
Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Ôboshi Yuranosuke
五代目市川団十郎の大星由良之助
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1783 (Tenmei 3), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.2 x 14.6 cm (11 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #511
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18722 (left sheet), 21.4224 (right sheet); no VR
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵
中村
Play: Kanadehon Chûshingura
Theater: Nakamura
仮名手本忠臣蔵
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
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.