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「江戸紫五十四帖 第九 あおい」 八代目市川団十郎
No. 9, Aoi: Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of Edo Purple (Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô)
「江戸紫五十四帖 第九 あおい」 八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Kuniaki II (Japanese, 1835–1888)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Kuniaki II (Japanese, 1835–1888)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 26 cm (14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.876
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Monjin Ippôsai Kuniaki ga (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人一鳳斎国明画
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人一鳳斎国明画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：なし
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)