Actors Kataoka Gadô II as Matsushimabô (R) and Nakamura Tomijûrô II as the Ghost of Segawa (L)
Gochôtei Sadahiro
(Japanese, active about 1830–1850)
Tenmaya Kihei (Tenki)
(Japanese)
1842 (Tenpô 13), 1st month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban diptych; 37 x 50.2 cm (14 9/16 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.36468a-b
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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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