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中村座顔見世番付
Season-opening Program (Kaomise banzuke) for the Nakamura Theater
中村座顔見世番付
Japanese
Edo period
1848 (Kôka 5/Kaei 1), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
34.6 x 48.2 cm (13 5/8 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.27951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionKaomise banzuke for the Nakamura Theater's annual "face showing " ceremony that opened the new kabuki season and presented the theater's newly formed acting troupe. The banzuke was published around the 1st day of the 11th lunar month of Kaei 1 (1848) by Murayama Genbei.
顔見世番付
中村座、江戸
嘉永01(1848) ・11月 ・01日より
「嘉永元戊申年、申霜月朔日」
版元備考: 村山 源兵衛
顔見世番付
中村座、江戸
嘉永01(1848) ・11月 ・01日より
「嘉永元戊申年、申霜月朔日」
版元備考: 村山 源兵衛
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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.