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「十三代目中村勘三郎」 寿狂言
Surimono for Actor Nakamura Kanzaburô XIII, in Auspicious Plays (Kotobuki kyôgen) at the Namakura Theater
「十三代目中村勘三郎」 寿狂言
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine) (Japanese, 1787–1868)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), midsummer
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink on paper
Dimensions
35.7 x 50.2 cm (14 1/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28193
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFor a depiction of this performance by Kunisada II, see 11.39087, from a series of prints related to the program at the Nakamura theater featuring its zamoto (manager) Kanzaburô.
Signed
Torii Kiyomitsu hitsu
鳥居清満筆
鳥居清満筆
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.