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Torii Kiyonobu hitsu

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

Actors Nakamura Sukegorô I and Onoe Kikugorô I

  • 尾上菊五郎　中村助五郎
  • Japanese, Edo period, 1755 (Hôreki 5), 11th month
  • Artist Torii Kiyonobu II, Japanese, active about 1725–1760
  • Publisher Ogawa, Japanese
Dimensions
Hosoban; 29.8 x 13 cm (11 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Classification
Prints
Type
Ukiyo-e print; kabuki
Catalogue Raisonné
Mutô, Shoki Ukiyo-e to Kabuki (2005), no. 0333
Accession Number
11.13238
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