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「今昔忠勇伝 ぎん平」 二代目片岡我童
Actor Kataoka Gadô II as Ginpei, from the series Tales of Loyalty and Bravery, Old and New (Konjaku chûyûden)
「今昔忠勇伝 ぎん平」 二代目片岡我童
Gochôtei Sadamasu I (Kunimasu) (Japanese, active 1834–1852)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25 x 18.4 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36001
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 104; Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 3 (2001), #142
DescriptionPlay: Yoshitsune Senbon-zakura
Imaginary performance (mitate)
義経千本桜（よしつねせんぼんざくら）
Imaginary performance (mitate)
義経千本桜（よしつねせんぼんざくら）
Signed
Sadamasu aratame Kunimasu
貞升改国升
貞升改国升
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
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.