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「虚無僧三幅対 右」初代尾上菊五郎 「虚無僧三幅対 中」初代市村亀蔵 「虚無僧三幅対 左」初代佐野川市松
Triptych of Komusô (Komusô sanpukutsui): Actors Onoe Kikugorô I (R), Ichimura Kamezô I (C), and Sanogawa Ichimatsu I (L)
「虚無僧三幅対 右」初代尾上菊五郎 「虚無僧三幅対 中」初代市村亀蔵 「虚無僧三幅対 左」初代佐野川市松
Japanese
Edo period
about 1750 (Kan'en 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Uncut hosoban triptych; 29.6 x 43 cm (11 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19671
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 2084, 2085, 2086
Signed
Ishikawa Toyonobu hitsu (on each design)
石川豊信筆
石川豊信筆
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.