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Actor Iwai Tojaku I and Courtesan, from the series Flowers of Edo and Fans of Actors (Edo no hana yakusha hiiki)

Actor Iwai Tojaku I and Courtesan, from the series Flowers of Edo and Fans of Actors (Edo no hana yakusha hiiki)

(Japanese, 1787–1867)
about 1806–08 (Bunka 3–5)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37.4 x 25.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.25484
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Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
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.
Komachi on the Gravepost (Sotoba Komachi), from the series Fashionable Beauties as the Seven Komachi (Fûryû bijin nana Komachi)
Komachi on the Gravepost (Sotoba Komachi), from the series Fashionable Beauties as the Seven Komachi (Fûryû bijin nana Komachi)
Kikukawa Eizan
about 1814–17 (Bunka 11–14)
Parrot Komachi (Ômu Komachi), from the series Fashionable Beauties as the Seven Komachi (Fûryû bijin nana Komachi)
Parrot Komachi (Ômu Komachi), from the series Fashionable Beauties as the Seven Komachi (Fûryû bijin nana Komachi)
Kikukawa Eizan
about 1814–17 (Bunka 11–14)
Travellers at Futami-ga-ura
Travellers at Futami-ga-ura
Kikukawa Eizan
about 1814–17 (Bunka 11–14)
Young Man Dressed as Komusô
Young Man Dressed as Komusô
Kikukawa Eizan
about 1804–18 (Bunka era)
Courtesan Reading a Letter
Courtesan Reading a Letter
Kikukawa Eizan
Umegawa and Chûbei, from the series An Assortment of Dance Plays for Children and Young Women (Musume kodomo odori kyôgen zoroe)
Umegawa and Chûbei, from the series An Assortment of Dance Plays for Children and Young Women (Musume kodomo odori kyôgen zoroe)
Kikukawa Eizan
Fashionable Women of Ohara in Spring (Fûryû haru no Ohara-me)
Fashionable Women of Ohara in Spring (Fûryû haru no Ohara-me)
Kikukawa Eizan
about 1804–18 (Bunka era)
Tsukioka and Hinakoto of the Hyôgoya, from the series Array of Yoshiwara Beauties in Full Bloom (Hokkaku zensei soroe)
Tsukioka and Hinakoto of the Hyôgoya, from the series Array of Yoshiwara Beauties in Full Bloom (Hokkaku zensei soroe)
Kikukawa Eizan
River of Heaven (Amanokawa): The Tanabata Festival, from the series Modern Beauties for the Five Festivals (Tôsei bijin Gosekku)
River of Heaven (Amanokawa): The Tanabata Festival, from the series Modern Beauties for the Five Festivals (Tôsei bijin Gosekku)
Kikukawa Eizan
Wind (Kaze), from the series Fashionable Flowers and Birds, Wind and Moon (Fûryû kachô fûgetsu no uchi)
Wind (Kaze), from the series Fashionable Flowers and Birds, Wind and Moon (Fûryû kachô fûgetsu no uchi)
Kikukawa Eizan
The Seventh Month (Fumizuki), from the series Fashionable Twelve Months of Precious Children (Fûryû kodakara jûni tsuki)
The Seventh Month (Fumizuki), from the series Fashionable Twelve Months of Precious Children (Fûryû kodakara jûni tsuki)
Kikukawa Eizan
about 1806–08 (Bunka 3–5)
Snow on the Sumida River: The Style of a Young Girl (Sumidagawa yuki, musume fû), from the series Fashionable Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Fûryû setsugekka)
Snow on the Sumida River: The Style of a Young Girl (Sumidagawa yuki, musume fû), from the series Fashionable Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Fûryû setsugekka)
Kikukawa Eizan
1807 (Bunka 4), 9th month