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中村粂次郎のけいせい喜世川
Actor Nakamura Kumejirô as the Courtesan Kisegawa
中村粂次郎のけいせい喜世川
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1778 (An'ei 7), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.6 x 13.7 cm (11 5/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18747
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Kaidô Ichi Yawaragi Soga, part 2 (added in the 3rd month to a play that had opened in the 1st month)
Theater: Nakamura
Kumejirô's first appearnce on stage.
Theater: Nakamura
Kumejirô's first appearnce on stage.
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.