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「六歌仙 業平 こハしのふ」
Shinobu, Representing Narihira: Actor as a Fern-seller (Shinobu-uri), from the series Six Poetic Immortals (Rokkasen)
「六歌仙 業平 こハしのふ」
Utagawa Kuniyasu (Japanese, 1794–1832)
Japanese
Edo period
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21.1 x 18.5 cm (8 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19921
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionFor two actors in this costume, see the banzuke 00.1544, for a performance of 1808.5.
Signed
Ippôsai Kuniyasu ga
一鳳斎国安画
一鳳斎国安画
InscriptionsPoems by Rakuseian and Shakuyakutei
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.