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「於ミわ」三代目岩井粂三郎、官女
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô III as Omiwa, with unidentified actors as court ladies
「於ミわ」三代目岩井粂三郎、官女
Japanese
Edo period
1849 (Kaei 2), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 24.1 cm (14 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38291
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Another print of the same performance: Waseda db 100-2993
DescriptionPlay: Imoseyama Onna Teikin
Theater: Nakamura
妹背山婦女庭訓（いもせやまおんなていきん）
中村
嘉永０２ ( 1849)・11・13
Theater: Nakamura
妹背山婦女庭訓（いもせやまおんなていきん）
中村
嘉永０２ ( 1849)・11・13
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Murata
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、村田
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.