Actor Ichimura Uzaemon III as Shinbei, a Vendor of White Sake (Shirozakeuri Shinbei)
「白酒うり新兵衛 市村羽左衛門」 （三代目）
Japanese
Edo period
1739 (Genbun 4), 3rd month
Artist Torii Kiyomasu II (Japanese, 1706–1763), Publisher Urokogataya Magobei (Japanese)
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0619; Ukiyo-e shûka 1 (1983), pl. 105
Dimensions
Hosoban; 31 x 15 cm (12 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Accession Number
11.19147
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
Not On View
Collections
Classifications
Signed
Eshi Torii Kiyomasu hitsu
絵師鳥居清倍筆
Provenance
By 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection