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初代市川男女蔵
Actor Ichikawa Omezô I (?)
初代市川男女蔵
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1802?
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 17.8 x 13 cm (7 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25263
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description1802.2, Kawarazaki
Chichibu no Shigetada?
Chichibu no Shigetada?
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.