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「近松門左衛門 沢村宗十郎」（初代）
Actor Sawamura Sôjûrô I as Chikamatsu Monzaemon
「近松門左衛門 沢村宗十郎」（初代）
Japanese
Edo period
1740 (Genbun 5), 1st month (?)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.8 x 14.5 cm (12 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0170; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 77
DescriptionPlay: Hime Kazari Nishiki Soga
Theater: Nakamura
姫飾錦曽我（ひめかざりにしきそが）
中村
Theater: Nakamura
姫飾錦曽我（ひめかざりにしきそが）
中村
Signed
Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
鳥居清信筆
鳥居清信筆
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.