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初代中村仲蔵 初代尾上民蔵
Actors Nakamura Nakazô I (R) and Onoe Tamizô I (L)
初代中村仲蔵 初代尾上民蔵
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych 32.8 x 29.7 cm (12 15/16 x 11 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18685, 11.18867
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18685 (left), 11.18867 (right)
Before 1779.8, when Tamizô changed the spelling of his name to eliminate the character seen here on his crest.
Before 1779.8, when Tamizô changed the spelling of his name to eliminate the character seen here on his crest.
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.