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市村座辻番付 曽我祭
Kabuki Playbill (Tsuji banzuke) for the Soga Festival (Soga Matsuri) at the Ichimura Theater
市村座辻番付 曽我祭
Japanese
Edo period
1781 (An'ei 10/Tenmei 1), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
40.5 x 30.1 cm (15 15/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.27349
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTheater: Ichimura
The Soga Festival (Soga Matsuri) was a custom of Edo theaters that celebrated the historical date of the revenge of the Soga brothers on the 28th day of the 5th month and marked the last performance of the Soga play that had been running since the beginning of the year.
1781、辛丑、天明０１、05・16
市村
曽我祭（そがまつり）
「大おどりにわか神事角力」とあり。
The Soga Festival (Soga Matsuri) was a custom of Edo theaters that celebrated the historical date of the revenge of the Soga brothers on the 28th day of the 5th month and marked the last performance of the Soga play that had been running since the beginning of the year.
1781、辛丑、天明０１、05・16
市村
曽我祭（そがまつり）
「大おどりにわか神事角力」とあり。
Signed
Unsigned
無款
無款
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.