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From Osaka, the Acrobatic Troupe of Tetsuwari Yakichi, with Tetsuwari Otokichi lifting Tetsuwari Tsurukichi, and Tetsuwari Fukumatsu Lifting Tetsuwari Kumakichi

From Osaka, the Acrobatic Troupe of Tetsuwari Yakichi, with Tetsuwari Otokichi lifting Tetsuwari Tsurukichi, and Tetsuwari Fukumatsu Lifting Tetsuwari Kumakichi

(Japanese, 1822–1866)
1852 (Kaei 5), intercalary 2nd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions35.8 x 48.7 cm (14 1/8 x 19 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.45600
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.
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