Actor Asao Kuzaemon I as Gotobei
Utagawa Kunihisa I
(Japanese, active about 1801–1818)
Tsuruya Kinsuke (Sôkakudô)
(Japanese)
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 9th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37.1 x 25.2 cm (14 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.22460
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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.
Utagawa Kunihisa I
about 1802–4 (Kyôwa 2–Bunka 1)
Utagawa Kunihisa I
about 1802–4 (Kyôwa 2–Bunka 1)
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 10th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 12th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 1st month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1866 (Keiô 2), 7th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 12th month