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Actor Arashi Kichisaburô II as Akizuki Taizen

Actor Arashi Kichisaburô II as Akizuki Taizen

(Japanese, active 1818–1824)
1816 (Bunka 13), 2nd month
Country of Origin, for CustomsJapan
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37.7 x 26 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35229
On View
Not on view
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: September 29, 2004)

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.
Group shot: 11.35416-8
Actors Kanô Minshi I as Jûemon's Wife (Nyôbô) Omume (R), Arashi Kanjûrô I as Majima Daisuke (C), and Arashi Kichisaburô II as Takaseya Jûemon (L)
Shun'yôsai Hokkei
1817 (Bunka 14), 1st month
Actors Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Kenkaya Goroemon and Asao Okuyama II as the Clerk (Tedai) Kizô
Actors Ichikawa Ebijûrô I as Kenkaya Goroemon and Asao Okuyama II as the Clerk (Tedai) Kizô
Shun'yôsai Shunshi
1826 (Bunsei 9), 4th month
Actors Onoe Fujaku III as Katsuma Gengobei and Nakayama Isshi I as the Geisha Kikuno
Actors Onoe Fujaku III as Katsuma Gengobei and Nakayama Isshi I as the Geisha Kikuno
Shun'yôsai Shunshi
1827 (Bunsei 10), intercalary 6th month
Actors Onoe Fujaku III as Katsuma Gengobei and Nakayama Isshi I as the Geisha Kikuno
Actors Onoe Fujaku III as Katsuma Gengobei and Nakayama Isshi I as the Geisha Kikuno
Shun'yôsai Shunshi
1827 (Bunsei 10), intercalary 6th month
Gongsun Sheng, the Dragon in the Clouds (Nyûunryû Kôsonshô), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden hyakuhachinin no uchi)
Gongsun Sheng, the Dragon in the Clouds (Nyûunryû Kôsonshô), from the series One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Shuihuzhuan (Suikoden hyakuhachinin no uchi)
Totoya Hokkei
1853 (Kaei 6), 10th month
Collection of Portraits for the Shôshikai, at the Third Monthly Meeting (?), Selected by Old Man Garyûen, with the Support of Kagendô Tsukihô and the Hanazono Group (Shôshikai gazô shû, tsukinami sankai, sensha Garyûen-ô, kanjin Kagendô Tsukihô, Hanazono sôren)
Collection of Portraits for the Shôshikai, at the Third Monthly Meeting (?), Selected by Old Man Garyûen, with the Support of Kagendô Tsukihô and the Hanazono Group (Shôshikai gazô shû, tsukinami sankai, sensha Garyûen-ô, kanjin Kagendô Tsukihô, Hanazono sôren)
Totoya Hokkei
1830s
Cranes and Rising Sun, from an unidentified book
Cranes and Rising Sun, from an unidentified book
Totoya Hokkei
Maple Leaves at the Waterfall River (Takinogawa momiji), from the album The Evergreen Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)
Maple Leaves at the Waterfall River (Takinogawa momiji), from the album The Evergreen Waterfall (Tokiwa no taki)
Totoya Hokkei
1833 (Tenpô 4)
The Sumida River in Musashi Province (Musashi Sumidagawa), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
The Sumida River in Musashi Province (Musashi Sumidagawa), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1834–35 (Tenpô 5–6)
Fudô Pass on the Mikuni Road in Kôzuke Province (Jôshû Mikuni-goe Fudô tôge), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
Fudô Pass on the Mikuni Road in Kôzuke Province (Jôshû Mikuni-goe Fudô tôge), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1834–35 (Tenpô 5–6)
Musashi Plain (Musashino), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
Musashi Plain (Musashino), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1834–35 (Tenpô 5–6)
Mount Satta in Suruga Province (Suruga Sattayama), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
Mount Satta in Suruga Province (Suruga Sattayama), from the series Famous Places in the Provinces (Shokoku meisho)
Totoya Hokkei
about 1834–35 (Tenpô 5–6)