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Ekanban Shusse taiheiki
絵看板 出世太平記
Theater signboard depicting scenes from the play Shusse Taiheiki
Ekanban Shusse taiheiki
絵看板 出世太平記
Attributed to: Torii Kiyomitsu I (Japanese, 1735–1785)
Japanese
Edo period
1775 (An'ei 4)
Medium/Technique
Panel; ink, color, and brass on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 171.8 x 135.4 cm (67 5/8 x 53 5/16 in.)
Image: 163.9 x 127.5 cm (64 1/2 x 50 3/16 in.)
Image: 163.9 x 127.5 cm (64 1/2 x 50 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.7530
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
Catalogue Raisonné
Drama and Desire (2007), cat. no. 24; Kajima Foundation MFA cat. 2 (2003), ch. III (Ukiyo-e), no. 164
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.