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「江戸紫五十四帖 第二十三 初春」 二代目尾上菊次郎
No. 23, Hatsune: Actor Onoe Kikujirô II, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of Edo Purple (Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô)
「江戸紫五十四帖 第二十三 初春」 二代目尾上菊次郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kuniteru II (Kunitsuna II) (Japanese, 1830–1874)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Other artist: Utagawa Kuniteru II (Kunitsuna II) (Japanese, 1830–1874)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.1 x 26.3 cm (15 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.871
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Monjin Kunitsuna ga (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人国綱画
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人国綱画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 12
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師：彫竹
ProvenanceBy 1900, William Perkins Babcock (b. 1826 - d. 1899), Boston and Paris; 1900, bequest of William Perkins Babcock to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 05, 1900)