Actors Ichikawa Yaozô II as Soga no Jûrô and Segawa Kikunojô II as Ôiso no Tora
Ippitsusai Bunchô
(Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
1769 (Meiwa 6), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 28.9 x 15.8 cm (11 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.13445
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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.
Ippitsusai Bunchô
1771 (Meiwa 8), 1st month
Ippitsusai Bunchô
Ippitsusai Bunchô
Ippitsusai Bunchô
