Actors Ichikawa Ebizô V as an Evil Nobleman (Kugeaku) and an Unidentified Actor in Shibaraku, from the series Square Pictures in Old and New Styles (Kodai imayô shikishi awase)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
(Japanese, 1787–1868)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
(Japanese, 1786–1864)
Jôshûya Jûzô / Jûbei (Kinjûdô)
(Japanese)
1852 (Kaei 5), 12th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 34.7 x 25 cm (13 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.25909
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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.
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
1810s
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
about 1815 (Bunka 12)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
about 1815 (Bunka 12)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
Torii Kiyomitsu II (Kiyomine)
about 1804–10 (Bunka 1–7)
