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中村座顔見世番付
Season-opening Program (Kaomise banzuke) for the Nakamura Theater
中村座顔見世番付
Japanese
Edo period
1785 (Tenmei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
32 x 45.4 cm (12 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.27389
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTheater: Nakamura
1785、乙巳、天明０５、11・01
劇場： 中村
座元： 中村勘三郎
1785、乙巳、天明０５、11・01
劇場： 中村
座元： 中村勘三郎
Signed
Eshi Torii Kiyonaga hitsu
絵師鳥居清長筆
絵師鳥居清長筆
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.