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九代目市村宇左衛門の鳥さしの朝比奈
Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Birdcatcher (Torisashi) Asahina
九代目市村宇左衛門の鳥さしの朝比奈
Ippitsusai Bunchô (Japanese, active about 1765–1792)
Japanese
Edo period
1768 (Meiwa 5), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 28.4 x 14.8 cm (11 3/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18483
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.18482, 11.18483
Play: Shuen Soga Ômugaeshi
Theater: Ichimura
酒宴曽我鸚鵡返（しゅえんそがおうむがえし）
市村
Play: Shuen Soga Ômugaeshi
Theater: Ichimura
酒宴曽我鸚鵡返（しゅえんそがおうむがえし）
市村
Signed
Ippitsusai Bunchô ga
一筆齊文調画
一筆齊文調画
Marks
Artist's seal: Mori uji
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.