Actors Nakayama Nanshi II as the Courtesan Tomi (R); Ichikawa Ichizô I as Jisuke and Ichikawa Shiyû as the Servant Tahei (CR); Yamashita Kinsaku IV as Jisuke's Wife Kaji and Nakamura Tomosa II as the Servant Kyûshichi (CL); and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Danshichi Mohei (L), in Act 2 of Shigure no Karakasa
Gosôtei Hirosada
(Japanese, active 1826–1863, died about 1865)
Kawaoto
(Japanese)
1851 (Kaei 4), 5th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban tetraptych; 25 x 71.7 cm (9 13/16 x 28 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35602a-d
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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: January 19, 2005)
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.
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1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 3rd month
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1850 (Kaei 3), 9th month
Gosôtei Hirosada
1852 (Kaei 5), 1st month
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 9th month
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 1st month
Gosôtei Hirosada
1849 (Kaei 2), 1st month
Gosôtei Hirosada
1850 (Kaei 3), 1st month
Gosôtei Hirosada
1851 (Kaei 4), 8th month