Actors Arashi Rikan IV as the Ghost (Bôrei) of Okiku, unidentified actor as the Child (Ko) Tomatsu (R), and Nakamura Komanosuke V as Funase Sanpei (L), in Banshû Sarayashiki
Kinoshita Hironobu I
(Japanese, active about 1851–1870)
Awaya Bunzô
(Japanese)
1867 (Keiô 3), 8th month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical chûban diptych; 50 x 36.2 cm (19 11/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.35075-6
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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
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 11th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 1st month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1867 (Keiô 3), 9th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1866 (Keiô 2), 9th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
about 1862 (Bunkyû 2)
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1866 (Keiô 2), 9th month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 1st month
Kinoshita Hironobu I
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 1st month