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「あそうの松わか 中村助五郎」（初代）、「みぶの小ざる 大谷広次」（二代目）
Actors Nakamura Sukegorô I as Asô no Matsuwaka and Ôtani Hiroji II as Mibu no Kozaru
「あそうの松わか 中村助五郎」（初代）、「みぶの小ざる 大谷広次」（二代目）
Japanese
Edo period
early 1750s
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
Dimensions
Hosoban; 30.9 x 14.3 cm (12 3/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.13241
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Clark, Morse, Virgin, and Hockley, Dawn of the Floating World (2000-1), #92
Signed
Torii Kiyonobu hitsu
鳥居清信筆
鳥居清信筆
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.