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初代中村仲蔵の長田太郎
Actor Nakamura Nakazō I as Osada Tarō
初代中村仲蔵の長田太郎
Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.6 x 14.5 cm (12 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18581
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay (kaomise): Ima o Sakari Suehiro Genji
Theater: Nakamura
今於盛末広源氏（いまをさかりすえひろげんじ）
中村
The handwritten inscription gives a date of 1782 (Tenmei 2), 11th month, and identifies the venue as the Ichimura theater; but the drawing style is much earlier.
Theater: Nakamura
今於盛末広源氏（いまをさかりすえひろげんじ）
中村
The handwritten inscription gives a date of 1782 (Tenmei 2), 11th month, and identifies the venue as the Ichimura theater; but the drawing style is much earlier.
Signed
Shunshō ga
春章画
春章画
Marks
Artist's seal: Rin (in jar shape)
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.