Actor Arashi Kichisaburô II (Rikan) as Okitsu Jinzô
Nagakuni
(Japanese, active 1814–1820s)
Wataya Kihei (Wataki)
(Japanese)
1814 (Bunka 11), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock/stencil print (kappazuri); ink on paper with stenciled color
DimensionsHosoban; 34.5 x 15.5 cm (13 9/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26558
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Not on viewClassificationsPrints
Collections
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.
Artist unknown, Japanese
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 8th month
Asayama Ashikuni
1823 (Bunsei 6), 1st month
