Advanced Search 
「けいせい高尾 岩井粂三郎」（二代目）
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô II as the Courtesan (Keisei) Takao
「けいせい高尾 岩井粂三郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1812 (Bunka 9), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 25.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25381
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Shin Kasane Monogatari
Theater: Morita
新累世俗話（しんかさねものがたり）
森田
Theater: Morita
新累世俗話（しんかさねものがたり）
森田
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.