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河原崎座辻番付 「廓文章(くるわぶんしょう)」
Kabuki Playbill (Tsuji banzuke) for Kuruwa Bunshô at the Kawarazaki Theater
河原崎座辻番付 「廓文章(くるわぶんしょう)」
Japanese
Edo period
1845 (Kôka 2), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 29.5 cm (14 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.27733
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.27731, 11.27733
Tsuji banzuke promoting the kabuki play "Kuruwa bunshô" that featured Tokiwazu-style musical accompaniment. This drama was staged at the Kawarazaki Theater (Edo) from the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month of Kôka 2 (1845). Published by Ogawa Hansuke.
「廓文章」 くるわぶんしょう
河原崎座、江戸
弘化02(1845) ・03月 ・03日より
版元備考: 小川 半助
Tsuji banzuke promoting the kabuki play "Kuruwa bunshô" that featured Tokiwazu-style musical accompaniment. This drama was staged at the Kawarazaki Theater (Edo) from the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month of Kôka 2 (1845). Published by Ogawa Hansuke.
「廓文章」 くるわぶんしょう
河原崎座、江戸
弘化02(1845) ・03月 ・03日より
版元備考: 小川 半助
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無款
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.