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「京の二郎 沢村宗十郎」（初代）
Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô I as Kyô no Jirô
「京の二郎 沢村宗十郎」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1734 (Kyôho 19), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color, nikawa, and metallic powder
Dimensions
Hosoban; 33 x 15 cm (13 x 5 7/8 in. )
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19158
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 2051; Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #120
DescriptionPlay: Jûhakkô Imayô Soga
Theater: Nakamura
Theater: Nakamura
Signed
Eshi Nishimura Shigenobu hitsu
絵師西村重信筆
絵師西村重信筆
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.