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「沢村宗十郎」（初代）
Actor Sawamura Sojûrô I
「沢村宗十郎」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
about 1734 (Kyôhô 19)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31.4 x 15 cm (12 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19183
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 2050
Signed
Nishimura Magosaburô hitsu
西村孫三郎筆
西村孫三郎筆
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.