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The Interior of a Kabuki Theater
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 35.2 x 49.3 cm (13 7/8 x 19 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17141-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #95 (other version); Nagata et al, The NY and NJ Ukiyo-e Collection (exh. cat., 1997), #54 (other version); Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 5 (1980), #225 (same version as 11.17141-2)
DescriptionDiptych (two sheets of incomplete triptych): 11.17141 (left), 11.17142 (right)
Another version, with a different scene in the center sheet: 50.4046-8
Another version, with a different scene in the center sheet: 50.4046-8
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Marks
No censor's seal
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.