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二代目嵐三五郎の飛騨の匠ヵ
Actor Arashi Sangorô II as Hida no Takumi (?)
二代目嵐三五郎の飛騨の匠ヵ
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1773 (An'ei 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 28.8 x 13.2 cm (11 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18663
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPossibly the right sheet of a triptych, with 11.18692 as the left sheet.
Play: Miyabashira Iwao no Butai
Theater: Morita
宮柱巌舞台（みやばしらいわおのぶたい）
森田
Play: Miyabashira Iwao no Butai
Theater: Morita
宮柱巌舞台（みやばしらいわおのぶたい）
森田
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.