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初代三桝徳次郎のとら
Actor Mimasu Tokujirô I as Tora
初代三桝徳次郎のとら
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1785 (Tenmei 5), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.8 x 15.4 cm (12 1/2 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18647
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hatsuhana Mimasu Soga
Theater: Nakamura
初花みます曽我（はつはなみますそが）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
初花みます曽我（はつはなみますそが）
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.