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「当世東団扇」 五代目坂東彦三郎
Actor Bandô Hikosaburô V, from the series Modern Eastern Fans (Tôsei azuma uchiwa)
「当世東団扇」 五代目坂東彦三郎
Japanese
Edo period
1867 (Keiô 3), 8th month (?)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 × 24.5 cm (14 1/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40587
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 007-0177
Signed
Kunichika hitsu
国周筆
国周筆
Marks
Censor's seal: Hare 8 aratame (?)
No blockcutter's mark
改印：卯八改ヵ
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：卯八改ヵ
彫師：なし
InscriptionsPoem by Shinsui (Hikosaburô)
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.