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「道化浄瑠璃尽 けいせい返魂香（はんごんかう）」 「道化浄瑠璃尽 昔八丈（むかしはちしやう）」
Keisei Hangonkô (above) and Mukashi Hachijô (below), from the series A Collection of Comical Ballads (Dôke jôruri zukushi)
「道化浄瑠璃尽 けいせい返魂香（はんごんかう）」 「道化浄瑠璃尽 昔八丈（むかしはちしやう）」
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Two horizontal chûban on uncut vertical ôban sheet; 36.6 x 26 cm (14 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36678
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi kyôga (above), Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi giga (below)
一勇斎国芳狂画 一勇斎国芳戯画
一勇斎国芳狂画 一勇斎国芳戯画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 12
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯十二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、卯十二
彫師：なし
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.