Actors Nakamura Shikan IV (R) and Ichikawa Ichizô III (L) as Shino and Genpachi in the Hôryûkaku Scene (Hôryûkaku no ba Shino Genpachi)
Utagawa Kunihisa II
(Japanese, 1832–1891)
Katada Chôjirô (Hori Chô)
(Japanese)
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 12th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban diptych; 35.5 x 47.5 cm (14 x 18 11/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.36761a-b
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: 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.
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 10th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1847–52 (Kôka 4–Kaei 5)
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1857 (Ansei 4), 7th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 1st month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1866 (Keiô 2), 7th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 12th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1858 (Ansei 5), 9th month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 1st month
Utagawa Kunihisa II
1883 (Meiji 15)
Utagawa Kunihisa I
about 1802–4 (Kyôwa 2–Bunka 1)
