Actor Ichimura Takenojô IV as Oguri no Hangan
Torii Kiyonobu II
(Japanese, active about 1725–1760)
Nakajimaya Izaemon
(Japanese)
1736 (Kyôhô 21/Genbun 1), 8th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
DimensionsHosoban; 31 x 15.1 cm (12 3/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.13216
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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 Kiyonobu II
1735 (Kyôhô 20), 11th month
Torii Kiyonobu II
1729 (Kyôhô 14), 11th month
Torii Kiyonobu II
1738 (Genbun 3), 1st month
Torii Kiyonobu II
about 1745 (Enkyô 2)
Torii Kiyonobu II
1736 (Kyôhô 21/Genbun 1), 1st month
