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三代目大谷広治の放駒長吉 二代目中村助五郎の力士
Actors Ôtani Hiroji III as Hanaregoma Chôkichi (R) and Nakamura Sukegorô II as another wrestler (L)
三代目大谷広治の放駒長吉 二代目中村助五郎の力士
Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1774 (An'ei 3), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban diptych; 30 x 28 cm (11 13/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18665, 11.18710
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDiptych: 11.18665 (left), 11.18710 (right)
Play: Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki
Theater: Nakamura
双蝶々曲輪日記 （ふたつちょうちょうくるわにっき）
中村
Play: Futatsu Chôchô Kuruwa Nikki
Theater: Nakamura
双蝶々曲輪日記 （ふたつちょうちょうくるわにっき）
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.