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Actor Ichikawa Komazô III as the Footman (Yakko) Komahei


二代目市川高麗蔵の奴こま平
Katsukawa Shunkô (Japanese, 1743–1812)
Japanese
Edo period
1786 (Tenmei 6), 11th month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Hosoban; 32.3 x 14.3 cm (12 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18313
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionPlay (kaomise): Mutsu no Hana Izu no Hataage
Theater: Kiri
雪伊豆幡揚(むつのはないずのはたあげ)

Signed Shunkô ga
春好画
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.