Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Actor Ichikawa Hakuen II as Sukeroku

Actor Ichikawa Hakuen II as Sukeroku

(Japanese, 1803–1853)
(Japanese)
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1), 3rd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban; 37.7 x 25.9 cm (14 13/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.36209
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: 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.
Yae of Iseshima as Meng Zong (Môsô), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Yae of Iseshima as Meng Zong (Môsô), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1837 (Tenpô 8), 6th month
Actor Arashi Rikan II as the Daughter (Musume) Osome
Actor Arashi Rikan II as the Daughter (Musume) Osome
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1), 9th month
Yae of Iseshima as Meng Zong (Môsô), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Yae of Iseshima as Meng Zong (Môsô), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1837 (Tenpô 8), 6th month
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Marikaze Akiyo
Actor Nakamura Utaemon III as Marikaze Akiyo
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1821 (Bunsei 4), 9th month
Actor Arashi Rikan II in an Imaginary Role (Mitate) as a Young Woman at New Year
Actor Arashi Rikan II in an Imaginary Role (Mitate) as a Young Woman at New Year
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1829 (Bunsei 12), 1st month
Konabe of Itamigoma as a Vendor of New Year Charms in the Form of Love Letters (Kesôbumi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Konabe of Itamigoma as a Vendor of New Year Charms in the Form of Love Letters (Kesôbumi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Chô of Kyô-Ôgiya in After the Bath (Yuagari), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Chô of Kyô-Ôgiya in After the Bath (Yuagari), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Ei of Nakamori-ken as Lady Huayang (Kayô Fujin), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Ei of Nakamori-ken as Lady Huayang (Kayô Fujin), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Kotoma of the Akashiya in The Warbler in the Plum Tree (Ôshukubai), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Kotoma of the Akashiya in The Warbler in the Plum Tree (Ôshukubai), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1837 (Tenpô 8), 6th month
Mon of Iseshima in The Ataka Barrier (Ataka), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Mon of Iseshima in The Ataka Barrier (Ataka), from the series Costume Parade of the Kita-Shinchi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Kita-Shinchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1837 (Tenpô 8), 6th month
Konami of Nakamori-ken (as the First Emperor) in Xianyang Palace (Kannyôkyû), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Konami of Nakamori-ken (as the First Emperor) in Xianyang Palace (Kannyôkyû), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month
Konabe of Itamigoma as a Vendor of New Year Charms in the Form of Love Letters (Kesôbumi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Konabe of Itamigoma as a Vendor of New Year Charms in the Form of Love Letters (Kesôbumi), from the series Costume Parade of the Shimanouchi Quarter (Shimanouchi nerimono)
Ryûsai Shigeharu
1836 (Tenpô 7), 6th month