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Actor Arashi Rikan II as Washio Saburô, from the series Popular Mirror Covers (Ryûkô kagami no ôi)

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Washio Saburô, from the series Popular Mirror Covers (Ryûkô kagami no ôi)

(Japanese, active about 1824–1837, died 1837)
(Japanese)
1835 (Tenpô 6), 11th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, with embossing
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37 × 25 cm (14 9/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.26598
On View
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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.
Actor Arashi Rikan II as Kohagi, actually Mukan no Tayû Atsumori, from the series Popular Mirror Covers (Ryûkô kagami no ôi)
Actor Arashi Rikan II as Kohagi, actually Mukan no Tayû Atsumori, from the series Popular Mirror Covers (Ryûkô kagami no ôi)
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1835 (Tenpô 6), 11th month
Actors Iwai Shijaku I as the Mother (Haha) Eimyô, One of Seven Roles in a Farewell Performance (Onagori kyôgen, shichiyaku no uchi), and Arashi Rikan II as Gohyakuzaki Kyûsaku
Actors Iwai Shijaku I as the Mother (Haha) Eimyô, One of Seven Roles in a Farewell Performance (Onagori kyôgen, shichiyaku no uchi), and Arashi Rikan II as Gohyakuzaki Kyûsaku
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1835 (Tenpô 6), 2nd month
Actors Seki Sanjûrô II as Sugikura Ujimoto, Kataoka Ichizô I as Sadakage and Arashi Rikan II as Kamanari Daisuke, in Light on a Dark Night in the Toyama Mountains (Toyama no oku ni yamiyo no hikari), the Final Scene (Makugire) of the Play Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa
Actors Seki Sanjûrô II as Sugikura Ujimoto, Kataoka Ichizô I as Sadakage and Arashi Rikan II as Kamanari Daisuke, in Light on a Dark Night in the Toyama Mountains (Toyama no oku ni yamiyo no hikari), the Final Scene (Makugire) of the Play Hana no Ani Tsubomi no Yatsufusa
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1836 (Tenpô 7), 1st month
Actor Arashi Rikan II as Hachirô Tametomo
Actor Arashi Rikan II as Hachirô Tametomo
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1833 (Tenpô 4), 9th month
Koginu of Daisei as a Fan Seller (Suehiro), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Koginu of Daisei as a Fan Seller (Suehiro), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Miyamoto Musashi
Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Miyamoto Musashi
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1835 (Tenpô 6), 3rd month
Actor Iwai Shijaku I as Hisamatsu
Actor Iwai Shijaku I as Hisamatsu
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1832 (Tenpô 3), 11th month
Actor Onoe Tamizô II as a Chinese (Karabito), from a series of Five Changes (Gobake no uchi)
Actor Onoe Tamizô II as a Chinese (Karabito), from a series of Five Changes (Gobake no uchi)
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1831 (Tenpô 2), 11th month
Actor Seki Sanjûrô II as Mizunoo Shirozaemon
Actor Seki Sanjûrô II as Mizunoo Shirozaemon
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1835 (Tenpô 6), 8th month
Iku of Kitamori-ken in Ichiya Kanjo (Festival of the Sumiyoshi Shrine), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Iku of Kitamori-ken in Ichiya Kanjo (Festival of the Sumiyoshi Shrine), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Emu of the Matsuya in Cormorant Fishing (Ukai), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Emu of the Matsuya in Cormorant Fishing (Ukai), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Komine of Daisei as a Musician (Hayashi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Komine of Daisei as a Musician (Hayashi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Shunbaisai Hokuei
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month