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「俳優見立夏商人」
Imaginary Scene of Actors as Street Vendors in Summer (Haiyû mitate natsu akindo)
「俳優見立夏商人」
Utagawa Sadatora (Japanese, active about 1818–1844)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36 x 74.1 cm (14 3/16 x 29 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37223a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Sadatora ga (on right and left sheets); Gofûtei Sadatora ga (on center sheet)
貞虎画 五風亭貞虎画
貞虎画 五風亭貞虎画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.