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「あやめでごんすゑ 三条勘太郎」（二代目）
Actor Sanjô Kantarô II as Ayame
「あやめでごんすゑ 三条勘太郎」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1720s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.3 x 15.4 cm (12 11/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30154
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAyame de gonsue (?)
Signed
Nihon Eshi Nishimura Shigenaga hitsu
日本ゑ師西村重長筆
日本ゑ師西村重長筆
Marks
Artist's seal: Shige
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.