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三代目大谷広次の奴土佐の又平
Actor Ôtani Hiroji III as the Footman (Yakko) Tosa no Matabei
三代目大谷広次の奴土佐の又平
Japanese
Edo period
1794 (Kansei 6), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 32.7 x 15.1 cm (12 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.19272
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Sharaku (2011), #85; MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #86; Dai Sharaku ten (1995), #34; Ukiyo-e shûka 11 (1979), list #35
DescriptionPlay: Keisei Sanbon Karakasa (The Three Parasols of the Courtesan)
Theater: Miyako
けいせい三本傘（けいせいさんぼんからかさ）
都
Theater: Miyako
けいせい三本傘（けいせいさんぼんからかさ）
都
Signed
Tôshûsai Sharaku ga
東洲斎写楽画
東洲斎写楽画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
Collector's seals: sakura (unidentified), W.S. Bigelow (on back)
改印：極
Collector's seals: sakura (unidentified), W.S. Bigelow (on back)
改印：極
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.