Act VI of The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, a Primer (Kanadehon Chûshingura rokudanme): Actors Iwai Shigematsu I as the Mother (Haha) Okaya, Bandô Kamezô I as Suwa Kazuemon (R), Ichimura Kakitsu IV as Hayano Kanpei, Bandô Hikosaburô V as Senzaki Yagorô (C), Kawarazaki Gonjûrô i as Ichimojiya Saihei, and Kawarazaki Kunitaro I as Okaru
Toyohara Kunichika
(Japanese, 1835–1900)
Yamamotoya Heikichi (Eikyûdô)
(Japanese)
Watanabe Eizô (Hori Ei)
(Japanese, 1833–1901)
1866 (Keiô 2), 7th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban triptych; 36 × 74.2 cm (14 3/16 × 29 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.34911a-c
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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: December 15, 2000)
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.
Toyohara Kunichika
1877 (Meiji 10), May
Toyohara Kunichika
1880 (Meiji 13)
Toyohara Kunichika
about 1878 (Meiji 11)
Toyohara Kunichika
1881 (Meiji 14), January
Toyohara Kunichika
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 3rd month
Toyohara Kunichika
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 11th month
Courtesan of the Owariya, No. 22 from the series A Master Text of Popular Songs (Hauta tora no maki)
Toyohara Kunichika
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 2nd month
Toyohara Kunichika
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 2nd month