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初代瀬川雄次郎 二代目市川八百蔵の富士左近之助
Actors Segawa Yûjirô I in an unidentified role (R) and Ichikawa Yaozô II as Fuji Sakonnosuke Yukiie (L)
初代瀬川雄次郎 二代目市川八百蔵の富士左近之助
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1773 (An'ei 2), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; each sheet 29.5 x 14 cm (11 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18901-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18901 (left), 11.18902 (right)
Play: Keisei Kataokayama
Theater: Nakamura
傾城片岡山（けいせいかたおかやま）
中村
Play: Keisei Kataokayama
Theater: Nakamura
傾城片岡山（けいせいかたおかやま）
中村
Signed
Shunshô ga (on each sheet)
春章画
春章画
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.