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森田座顔見世番付
Season-opening Program (Kaomise banzuke) for the Morita Theater
森田座顔見世番付
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
34.4 x 47.2 cm (13 9/16 x 18 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.28143
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.1515, 11.28143
Kaomise banzuke were traditionally produced to advertise the annual "face showing" ceremony that was held in celebration of the opening of the new kabuki year. This banzuke was produced for the Morita Theater (Edo), and was published on "an auspicious day" in the 1st lunar month of Man'en 2 (1861) by Ogawa Hansuke.
顔見世番付
守田座、江戸
「万延二辛酉年、正月吉日」
万延02(1861) ・01月 ・吉日より
版元備考： 小川 半助
Kaomise banzuke were traditionally produced to advertise the annual "face showing" ceremony that was held in celebration of the opening of the new kabuki year. This banzuke was produced for the Morita Theater (Edo), and was published on "an auspicious day" in the 1st lunar month of Man'en 2 (1861) by Ogawa Hansuke.
顔見世番付
守田座、江戸
「万延二辛酉年、正月吉日」
万延02(1861) ・01月 ・吉日より
版元備考： 小川 半助
Signed
Eshi Torii Kiyomitsu hitsu
絵師鳥居清満筆
絵師鳥居清満筆
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.