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桐座顔見世番付
Season-opening Program (Kaomise banzuke) for the Kiri Theater
桐座顔見世番付
Japanese
Edo period
1784 (Tenmei 4), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
32 x 45.8 cm (12 5/8 x 18 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.30399
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), p. 33, fig. 6 (Akiba bunko impression)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.27383, 11.30399
Theater: Kiri
1784、甲辰、天明０４、11・01
劇場： 桐
Theater: Kiri
1784、甲辰、天明０４、11・01
劇場： 桐
Signed
Eshi Torii Kiyomitsu hitsu
絵師鳥居清満筆
絵師鳥居清満筆
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.