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Bugaku Dancer as King Raryô

Bugaku Dancer as King Raryô

(Japanese, 1780–1850)
early 1830s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.1 x 18.4 cm (8 5/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.25468
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Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Ganjotei Shirataka
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.
A Good Time to Take the First Bath (Yudono hajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Take the First Bath (Yudono hajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for the First Calligraphy (Fude hajime yoshi, from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for the First Calligraphy (Fude hajime yoshi, from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for the First Boat Ride (Funenorizome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for the First Boat Ride (Funenorizome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Cut Fingernails (Tsume tori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Cut Fingernails (Tsume tori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Open the Storehouse (Kurabiraki yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Open the Storehouse (Kurabiraki yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for the Adulthood Ceremony (Genpuku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for the Adulthood Ceremony (Genpuku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for Everything (Yorozu yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for Everything (Yorozu yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Begin Studying (Nyûgaku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Begin Studying (Nyûgaku yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Put on New Clothes (Kisohajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Put on New Clothes (Kisohajime yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time for a Wedding (Yometori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time for a Wedding (Yometori yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
A Good Time to Start Doing Business (Urisome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
A Good Time to Start Doing Business (Urisome yoshi), from the series Series for the Hanazono Group (Hanazono bantsuzuki)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) and Benkei Playing Sugoroku
Ushiwakamaru (Yoshitsune) and Benkei Playing Sugoroku
Totoya Hokkei
about 1825 (Bunsei 8)