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三代目大谷広次
Actor Ôtani Hiroji III as a wrestler
三代目大谷広次
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1786-89 (Tenmei 6–Kansei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.5 x 14 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—Worcester Art Museum exchange, made possible through the Special Korean Pottery Fund, Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution, and Smithsonian Institution—Chinese Expedition, 1923–24
Accession Number54.472
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 11, Museo d'Arte Orientale, Genoa, II (1989), pl. 5 (three sheets of five, not including this one)
DescriptionCenter right sheet of incomplete pentaptych.
MFA impressions: 54.472 (one sheet, = 11.?), 11.18939VR (set of five sheets)
MFA impressions: 54.472 (one sheet, = 11.?), 11.18939VR (set of five sheets)
Signed
Shunshô ga
春章画
春章画
Provenance1954, by exchange from Worcester Art Museum to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 8, 1954)