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Actor Ôtani Hiroemon III as Ukiyo Matahei (?)


三代目大谷廣右衛門の浮世又兵ヵ
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1778 (An'ei 7), 7th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 29.2 x 13.5 cm (11 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18837
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay: Date Kurabe Okuni Kabuki
Theater: Nakamura
伊達競阿国戯場(だてくらべおくにかぶき)
中村
Signed Shunshô ga
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.