Kabuki Playbill (Tsuji banzuke) for Auspicious Plays (Kotobuki kyôgen) at the Nakamura Theater: Kadomatsu, Saruwaka
1804 (Kyôwa 4/Bunka 1), 4th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions25 x 35.6 cm (9 13/16 x 14 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.27586
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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 unidentified, Japanese
1809 (Bunka 6), 4th month
Artist unidentified, Japanese
about 1680s-1690s
Artist unidentified, Japanese
1680s–90s
Artist unidentified, Japanese
1680s–90s
Artist unidentified, Japanese
1680s–90s
Artist unidentified, Japanese
1680s–90s
Artist unidentified, Japanese
