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「江戸紫五十四帖 第廿八 野分」 四代目嵐雛助
No. 28, Nowaki: Actor Arashi Hinasuke IV, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of Edo Purple (Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô)
「江戸紫五十四帖 第廿八 野分」 四代目嵐雛助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisato (Japanese, died in 1858)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunisato (Japanese, died in 1858)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
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; 37.6 x 25.8 cm (14 13/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.875
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.875, 11.29012
見立
見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Monjin Kunisato ga (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
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)