Actor Ichimura Takenojô IV as Soga no Gorô
Katsukawa Terushige
(Japanese)
Izumiya Gonshirô
(Japanese)
1729 (Kyôhô 14), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (beni-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsHosoban; 32.3 x 16 cm (12 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.13390
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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.
Katsukawa Terushige
1719 (Kyôhô 4), 9th month (?)
Nishimura Shigenaga
early 1740s
Hanegawa Chinchô
1720 (Kyôho 5)
Okumura Masanobu
about 1745 (Enkyô 2)
Okumura Masanobu
about 1745 (Enkyô 2)
Torii Kiyonobu I
1721 (Kyôhô 6), 1st month
Torii Kiyomasu I
1719 (Kyôhô 4), 1st month