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芝居こま絵 九人役者
Nine Actors in Eight Scenes
芝居こま絵 九人役者
Japanese
Edo period
about 1776 (An'ei 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal hosoban; 12.2 x 31.3 cm (4 13/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19215
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #317 (no photo); Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #?; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #65, pl. IX
DescriptionFrom right, Gyoraku (Nakamura Sukegorô II as Shibuya no Konnomaru [?]), Rokô (Segawa Kikunojô III), Chûsha (Ichikawa Yaozô II), Kakitsu (Ichimura Uzaemon IX as an Umbrella Vendor), Sanjô [sic] (Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Hannya Gorô), Sangyô (Sakata Hangorô II as Ashiya Dôman), Shunsui (Yoshizawa Sakinosuke III), Roshu (Segaswa Yûjirô I), Banfû (Ôtani Hiroemon III as Ibaraki Saemon)
Signed
Torii Kiyonaga ga
鳥居清長画
鳥居清長画
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.