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初代嵐喜世三郎
Actor Arashi Kiyosaburô II as a Courtesan with a Boy Attendant
初代嵐喜世三郎
Japanese
Edo period
about 1720–23 (Kyôhô 5–8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 34.5 x 15.8 cm (13 9/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19168
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionArashi Kiyosaburô II used the name from 1716.11 to about 1723 (and Kiyosaburô III used it from 1735.11 to 1736.10, but only in Osaka).
Signed
Torii Kiyotada
鳥居清忠
鳥居清忠
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.