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三代目沢村宗十郎の西念坊
Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô III as Sainenbô
三代目沢村宗十郎の西念坊
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1783 (Tenmei 3), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.2 x 14.6 cm (11 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18868
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete triptych; 11.18869 is the right sheet.
Play (finale of part 2): Mata Saku Hana Musume Dôjô-ji
Play (main feature): Edo no Hana Mimsau Soga
Theater: Nakamura
再咲花娘道成寺（またさくはなむすめどうじょうじ）、２番目切狂言
江戸花三升曽我（えどのはなみますそが）
中村
1783、癸卯、天明０３、04・08
Play (finale of part 2): Mata Saku Hana Musume Dôjô-ji
Play (main feature): Edo no Hana Mimsau Soga
Theater: Nakamura
再咲花娘道成寺（またさくはなむすめどうじょうじ）、２番目切狂言
江戸花三升曽我（えどのはなみますそが）
中村
1783、癸卯、天明０３、04・08
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.