Actor Segawa Kikunojô II, aka Rokô, as Soga no Ninomiya
Torii Kiyohisa
(Japanese)
about 1764 (Hôreki 14/Meiwa 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 29.6 x 13.5 cm (11 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.13270
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPrints
Collections
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.
Torii Kiyohiro
1756 (Hôreki 6), 3rd month
Torii Kiyomitsu I
1763 (Hôreki 13), 2nd month
Torii Kiyomitsu I
about 1760 (Hôreki 10)
Torii Kiyomitsu I
1758 (Hôreki 8), 9th month
Torii Kiyomitsu I
1763 (Hôreki 13), 11th month
