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「江戸紫五十四帖 第三 うつせみ」三代目瀬川菊之丞
No. 3, Utsusemi: Actor Segawa Kikunojô III, from the series Fifty-four Chapters of Edo Purple (Edo murasaki gojûyo-jô)
「江戸紫五十四帖 第三 うつせみ」三代目瀬川菊之丞
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Sadakage II (Japanese, active about 1848–1875)
Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindô) (Japanese)
Other artist: Utagawa Sadakage II (Japanese, active about 1848–1875)
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; 37.7 x 25.8 cm (14 13/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession Number00.894
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 00.894, 11.21856
見立
見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (main image); Monjin Gokotei Sadakage ga (background)
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人五湖貞景画
豊国画(年玉枠)、門人五湖貞景画
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)