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「中村のしほ」 二代目中村野塩
Actor Nakamura Noshio II
「中村のしほ」 二代目中村野塩
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
1794-1799
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical aiban; 33.1 x 23 cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.22669
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNoshio II was an Osaka actor who played in Edo from fall 1794 to fall 1799.
Signed
Shun'ei ga
春英画
春英画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
改印:極
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.