MFA impressions: 11.37809.16, 11.38325 Play: Kasane Ôgi Theater: Nakamura A performance in memory of the late Onoe Shôroku I (1744-1815). From an album: 11.37809.1a-c-.31a-c
Inscription
「かねて手くだとわしやしりながらくどき上手についほれやすくだまされて候 むろのうめ 右木琴唄松緑述」
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga 一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame 改印: 極
Provenance
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005) 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.
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1816 (Bunka 13), 8th month
- Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797–1861
- Publisher Kawaguchiya Shôzô (Shôeidô, Eisendô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Rijksmuseum, The Ear Catches the Eye (2001), #83
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.6 x 25.8 cm (14 13/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
11.37809.16
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper