Actor Bandô Mitsugorô III in two roles, from an untitled series of double actor portraits with border of bats
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
(Japanese, about 1802–1835)
Ezakiya Tatsuzô
(Japanese)
about 1830–31 (Tenpô 1–2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ôban; 26.5 x 37.8 cm (10 7/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.25899
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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 Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
about 1833–34 (Tenpô 4–5)
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
Utagawa Toyokuni II (Toyoshige)
