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「春之演劇 嫗山姥」「萩野家の八重桐 伊井蓉峰」
Actor Ii Yôhô as Haginoya no Yaegiri in the New Year Play (Haru no engeki), Komochi Yamanba
「春之演劇 嫗山姥」「萩野家の八重桐 伊井蓉峰」
Japanese
Meiji era
1897 (Meiji 30), January 28
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 37.9 × 76 cm (14 15/16 × 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession NumberRES.52.24-6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionTriptych: RES.52.24 (left), RES.52.25 (center), RES.52.26 (right)
Signed
Ôju Toyohara Kunichika hitsu (on left sheet)
応需豊原国周筆
応需豊原国周筆
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.