Actors Bandô Mitsugorô III as Kanaya Kingorô, Actually (Jitsu wa) Watanabe Minbu (R), and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Kingorô's Wife (Nyôbô) Kosan (L)
Utagawa Kuniyasu
(Japanese, 1794–1832)
1827 (Bunsei 10), 3rd month
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ôban diptych; 37 x 50.4 cm (14 9/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.22572-3
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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.
Utagawa Kuniyasu
1811 (Bunka 8), 7th month OR 1812 (Bunka 9), 7th month
Utagawa Kuniyasu
Utagawa Kuniyasu
about late 1820s (late Bunsei era)
Utagawa Kuniyasu
Utagawa Kuniyasu
Utagawa Kuniyasu
1825 (Bunsei 8), 3rd month
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