Actors Seki Sanjûrô II as Sugikura Ujimoto, Kataoka Ichizô I as Sadakage and Arashi Rikan II as Kamanari Daisuke, in Light on a Dark Night in the Toyama Mountains (Toyama no oku ni yamiyo no hikari), the Final Scene (Makugire) of the Play Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa
Shunbaisai Hokuei
(Japanese, active about 1824–1837, died 1837)
1836 (Tenpô 7), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 24.2 x 35.6 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.22628
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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.
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