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三代目大谷廣右衛門の大日坊
Actor Ôtani Hiroemon III as Dainichibô
三代目大谷廣右衛門の大日坊
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1777 (An'ei 6), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.5 x 14.8 cm (12 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18861
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #364
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 11.18861 (left sheet only), 11.18715VR (11.18715, 11.18860; complete diptych)
Play: Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga
Theater: Ichimura
常盤花羽衣曽我（つきせぬはるはごろもそが）
市村
MFA impressions: 11.18861 (left sheet only), 11.18715VR (11.18715, 11.18860; complete diptych)
Play: Tsukisenu Haru Hagoromo Soga
Theater: Ichimura
常盤花羽衣曽我（つきせぬはるはごろもそが）
市村
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.