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二代中村野塩
Actor Nakamura Noshio II
二代中村野塩
Japanese
Edo period
1794-1799
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.9 x 26.4 cm (14 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25344
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description"Noshio II" hand-written at lower right edge.
「二代目野塩」の墨書あり。
Noshio II was an Osaka actor who played in Edo from fall 1794 to fall 1799.
「二代目野塩」の墨書あり。
Noshio II was an Osaka actor who played in Edo from fall 1794 to fall 1799.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.