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「大江戸日日三千両繁栄之為市大喬書」 初代河原崎権十郎の五郎
In the Great City of Edo, Three Flourishing Businesses Each Make One Thousand Gold Pieces a Day... (Ô-Edo nichinichi sanzenryô han'ei no tameichi Daikyô sho): Actor Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Soga no Gorô
「大江戸日日三千両繁栄之為市大喬書」 初代河原崎権十郎の五郎
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Maruya Tokuzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Maruya Tokuzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.4 × 25.5 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.791
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Waseda db 100-233
DescriptionMitate.
The first part of the inscription on the fan refers to the three institutions in the city of Edo that were said to be so prosperous that they made a thousand gold pieces every day: the fish market, the Yoshiwara, and the kabuki theater. The last few words have not yet been interpreted. The title suggests that the work might be from a series, with two other sheets representing the fish market and the Yoshiwara, but no others are known.
The first part of the inscription on the fan refers to the three institutions in the city of Edo that were said to be so prosperous that they made a thousand gold pieces every day: the fish market, the Yoshiwara, and the kabuki theater. The last few words have not yet been interpreted. The title suggests that the work might be from a series, with two other sheets representing the fish market and the Yoshiwara, but no others are known.
Signed
Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche
国貞画(年玉枠)
国貞画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 11 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：未十一改
彫師：彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Kane
改印：未十一改
彫師：彫兼
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1900)