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三代目大谷広治の直江左衛門 四代目坂東又太郎の坂東太郎
Actors Ôtani Hiroji III as Naoe Saemon (R) and Bandô Matatarô IV as Bandô Tarô (L)
三代目大谷広治の直江左衛門 四代目坂東又太郎の坂東太郎
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1773 (An'ei 2), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 31.6 x 28 cm (12 7/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18892-3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Edo-Tokyo Museum, Dai Ukiyo-e ten (2014), #85; Ukiyo-e taikei 3 (1976), #s 27-8
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18892 (left), 11.18893 (right); virtual record: 11.18892-3
Play (kaomise): Gohiiki Kanjinchô
Theater: Nakamura
御摂勧進帳（ごひいき かんじんちょう）
中村
Play (kaomise): Gohiiki Kanjinchô
Theater: Nakamura
御摂勧進帳（ごひいき かんじんちょう）
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.