Actor Ichikawa Ebizô II as a Medicine Peddler (Uirô-uri)
Torii Kiyonobu II
(Japanese, active about 1725–1760)
Igaya Kan'emon (Bunkidô)
(Japanese)
about 1741 (Genbun 6/Kanpô 1)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
DimensionsHosoban; 31.1 x 15 cm (12 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.13209
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.
Artist unknown, Japanese
1723 (Kyôhô 8), 11th month (?)
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1720 (Kyôhô 5)
Artist unknown, Japanese
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1720 (Kyôhô 5)
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1736 (Kyôhô 21/Genbun 1)
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1732 (Kyôhô 17)
