Actors Iwai Hanshirô IV as Koito and Ichikawa Yaozô II as Kudô Yoyonosuke
Torii Kiyotsune
(Japanese, active 1757–1779)
about 1773 (An'ei 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 30.6 x 13.8 cm (12 1/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.19246
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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.
Torii Kiyotsune
1776 (An'ei 5), 3rd month
Torii Kiyotsune
1772 (Meiwa 9/An'ei 1), 2nd month
Torii Kiyotsune
about 1768 (Meiwa 5)
Torii Kiyotsune
1763 (Hôreki 13), 11th month