Tsuji banzuke promoting the kabuki dance drama "Hatsu haru no onkotobuki soga" that was staged at the Ichimura Theater (Edo) from the 11th day of the 1st lunar month of 1848. The day's program also included a Jôruri piece titled "Yanagi no ito yûsho karakuri" that was performed in the Tokiwazu...
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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: 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.
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William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1848 (Kaei 1), 1st month
- Artist Unknown, Japanese
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Dimensions
Image: 34.3 x 47 cm (13 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
11.27966
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper