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初代中村仲蔵の関羽 四代目松本幸四郎 三代目大谷広次の張飛
Actors Nakamura Nakazô I as Guan Yu (Kan'u) (R), Matsumoto Kôshirô IV as Liu Bei (Ryûbi) (C), and Ôtani Hiroji III as Zhang Fei (Chôhi) (L)
初代中村仲蔵の関羽 四代目松本幸四郎 三代目大谷広次の張飛
Katsukawa Shun'ei (Japanese, 1762–1819)
Japanese
Edo period
1783 (Tenmei 3)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban triptych; 29.4 x 41 cm (11 9/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.18249, 11.18258, 11.18259
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 013-0167 (R), 013-0166 (C), 013-0164 (L) (no date)
DescriptionTriptych: 11.18249 (center), 11.18258 (left), 11.18259 (right)
MFA impressions: 11.18250 (right sheet only), 11.18249VR (11.18249, 11.18258, 11.18259; complete triptych)
Theater: Ichimura
MFA impressions: 11.18250 (right sheet only), 11.18249VR (11.18249, 11.18258, 11.18259; complete triptych)
Theater: Ichimura
Signed
Shun'ei ga (on each sheet)
春英画
春英画
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.
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.