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「八百屋お七 岩井粂三郎」
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô I as Yaoya Oshichi
「八百屋お七 岩井粂三郎」
Katsukawa Shuntei (Shôkôsai) (Japanese, 1770–1824)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
31.6 x 14.2 cm (12 7/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.20056
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe actor used this name from 1787.11 to 1804.11.
Signed
Shuntei ga
春亭画
春亭画
Marks
No censor's seal
Collector's seal: broken cherry blossom (unidentified)
Collector's seal: broken cherry blossom (unidentified)
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.