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「えと紫五十四帖 第十九 うす雲」 三代目岩井粂三郎
No. 19, Usugumo: Actor Iwai Kumesaburô III, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of Edo Purple (Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô)
「えと紫五十四帖 第十九 うす雲」 三代目岩井粂三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Gochôtei Sadamasu I (Kunimasu) (Japanese, active 1834–1852)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Other artist: Gochôtei Sadamasu I (Kunimasu) (Japanese, active 1834–1852)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38.1 x 26 cm (15 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.877
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CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.877, 11.29367
見立
見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main figure); Naniwa Sadamasu aratame Kunimasu (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 8
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
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)