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口上 二代目片岡我童
Actor Kataoka Gadô II Greeting the Audience (kôjô)
口上 二代目片岡我童
Japanese
Edo period
1853 (Kaei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 x 24.9 cm (14 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38418
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kuniyoshi Project db
DescriptionForms a diptych with 11.38420.
MFA impressions: 11.28751, 11.38418
According to the Kuniyoshi Project db, the greeting actually took place in the first month of 1854, in connection with the play Matsu Ichô Tsurukame Soga at the Nakamura Theater.
MFA impressions: 11.28751, 11.38418
According to the Kuniyoshi Project db, the greeting actually took place in the first month of 1854, in connection with the play Matsu Ichô Tsurukame Soga at the Nakamura Theater.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Ox 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、丑十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、丑十一
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.