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芳沢いろはの玉藻の前 四代目市川団蔵の須藤兵衛
Actors Yoshizawa Iroha as Tamamo no Mae (R) and Ichikawa Danzô IV as Sudobei (L)
芳沢いろはの玉藻の前 四代目市川団蔵の須藤兵衛
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1776 (An'ei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 32.6 x 27 cm (12 13/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18728, 11.26657
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18728 (right), 11.26657 (left)
Play: Saku ya Kono Hana no Kaomise (Kaomise)
Theater: Nakamura
咲此花顔閲（さくやこのはなのかおみせ）
中村
Play: Saku ya Kono Hana no Kaomise (Kaomise)
Theater: Nakamura
咲此花顔閲（さくやこのはなのかおみせ）
中村
Signed
Katsu Shunshô ga (on each sheet, but almost cut off on left)
勝春章画
勝春章画
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.