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初代中村仲蔵の荵売実ハ大日坊亡魂
Actor Nakamura Nakazô I as a Fern Seller (Shinobu-uri), actually the Ghost of Dainichibô
初代中村仲蔵の荵売実ハ大日坊亡魂
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1775 (An'ei 4), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.5 x 14.5 cm (12 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18687
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (Jôruri): Shinobugusa Koi no Utsushie
Play: Iromoyô Aoyagi Soga
Theater: Nakamura
色模様青柳曽我（いろもようあおやぎそが）
中村
Play: Iromoyô Aoyagi Soga
Theater: Nakamura
色模様青柳曽我（いろもようあおやぎそが）
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.