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「尾上栄三郎」（初代）
Actor Onoe Eizaburô I
「尾上栄三郎」（初代）
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1808 (Bunka 5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical yotsugiri (quarter ôban); 18 x 12.4 cm (7 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe actor Onoe Eizaburô I changed his name to Onoe Matsusuke II in 1809.11, to Onoe Baikô III in 1814.11, and to Onoe Kikugorô III in 1815.11 .
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
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.