Actors Mimasu Baisha I as Sasahara Shinzaburô and Arashi Rinosuke I as Kiso no Dôji (R), and Arashi Rikaku II as Miyamoto Musashi (L), in the play Ganryûjima
Kinoshita Hironobu I
(Japanese, active about 1851–1870)
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban diptych; 24.2 x 36.6 cm (9 1/2 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35073-4
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ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
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.
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 3rd month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
about 1870 (Meiji 3)
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 1st month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
about 1866 (Keiô 2)
