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初代中村粂太郎
Actor Nakamura Kumetarô Playing the Shamisen
初代中村粂太郎
Japanese
Edo period
about 1755 (Hôreki 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.8 x 14.1 cm (12 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19009
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0784
DescriptionTitle of scene (?): Kamisuki Imose no Kagami
Signed
Torii Kiyomitsu hitsu
鳥居清満筆
鳥居清満筆
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.