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「梅のよし兵衛 大谷広次」（二代目）
Actor Ôtani Hiroji II as Ume no Yoshibei
「梅のよし兵衛 大谷広次」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1753 (Hôreki 3), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.4 x 14.6 cm (12 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. )
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19066
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Satô, "Kabuki...," in Ukiyo-e geijuitsu 151 (2006), p. 29, fig. 13; Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 1372?; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #129
DescriptionPlay: Otokodate Hatsukai Soga
Theater: Nakamura
男伊達初買曽我（おとこだてはつかいそが）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
男伊達初買曽我（おとこだてはつかいそが）
中村
Signed
Torii Kiyohiro hitsu
鳥居清広筆
鳥居清広筆
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.