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初代中村野塩の四季の所作
Actor Nakamura Noshio I in a Dance of the Four Seasons
初代中村野塩の四季の所作
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1775 (An'ei 4), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.5 x 14 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18675
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (finale of part 2): Shiki no Shosa, Tsugai Jishi
Play (main feature): Keisei Tsuki no Miyako
Theater: Morita
つがひ獅子
四季の所作（しきのしょさ）、２番目大詰
けいせい月の都（けいせいつきのみやこ）
森田
1775、乙未、安永０４、09・09
The mon on the sleeve is actually that of Nakamura Tomijûrô, but in the tsuji banzuke for this production (11.27232, 11.28545), the figure in this costume and pose is explicitly identified as Noshio.
Play (main feature): Keisei Tsuki no Miyako
Theater: Morita
つがひ獅子
四季の所作（しきのしょさ）、２番目大詰
けいせい月の都（けいせいつきのみやこ）
森田
1775、乙未、安永０４、09・09
The mon on the sleeve is actually that of Nakamura Tomijûrô, but in the tsuji banzuke for this production (11.27232, 11.28545), the figure in this costume and pose is explicitly identified as Noshio.
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.