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二代目坂田半五郎 三代目坂東彦三郎ヵ
Actors Sakata Hangorô II (R) and Bandô Hikosaburô III ? (L)
二代目坂田半五郎 三代目坂東彦三郎ヵ
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1780 (An'ei 9)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 30.4 x 30.1 cm (11 15/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18345, 11.18396
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18345 (right), 11.18396 (left)
Signed
Katsukawa Shunkô ga (on each sheet)
勝川春好画
勝川春好画
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.