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「達揃五人女 三日月おせん 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as Mikazuki Osen, from the series A Collection of Five Dashing Women (Date soroi gonin onna)
「達揃五人女 三日月おせん 沢村田之助」（三代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Uemura Yasugorô (Hori Yasu) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 23.8 cm (14 3/16 x 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.15478
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Konomi ni makase Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
任好 豊国画(年玉枠)
任好 豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 5 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yasu kokutô
改印：酉五改
彫師：彫安刻刀
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Yasu kokutô
改印：酉五改
彫師：彫安刻刀
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.