Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as the Servant (Genin) Yasuke, actually Tashiro Yasubei, and Asao Kunigorô III as Hanada Motome
Shunchôsai Hokushô
(Japanese, active 1822–1832)
Toshikuraya Shinbei (Toshin)
(Japanese)
1822 (Bunsei 5), 3rd month
Country of Origin, for CustomsJapan
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 38.5 x 26.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35230
On View
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: 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.
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.
Kitagawa Utamaro I
about 1795 (Kansei 7)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)
Jippensha Ikku
1815 (Bunka 12)
Yôshû Chikanobu (Hashimoto Chikanobu)
1879 (Meiji 12), 7th month
Utagawa Kuniaki II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month
Utagawa Toyokuni I
1811 (Bunka 8), 2nd month