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「乙姫 嵐璃珏」（二代目）
Actor Arashi Rikaku II as Otohime, the Dragon Princess
「乙姫 嵐璃珏」（二代目）
Ichibaisai Yoshimine (Japanese, active 1856–1858)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1857 (Ansei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical chûban; 25.4 x 18.7 cm (10 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36243
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 109; Keyes 1973, #391b, photo p. 255
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
Play: Otoko Narikeri Onna Masakado
Imaginary performance (mitate).
男哉婦将門（おとこなりけりおんなまさかど）
見立
Play: Otoko Narikeri Onna Masakado
Imaginary performance (mitate).
男哉婦将門（おとこなりけりおんなまさかど）
見立
Signed
Yoshimine
芳峰
芳峰
Marks
Printer's mark: Suri Gen
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.