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「木曽六十九駅 河渡 稲葉山 斎藤道三」 四代目大谷友右衛門
Mount Inaba at Gōdo Station (Gōdo, Inabayama): Actor Ōtani Tomoemon IV as Saitō Dōsan, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō Road (Kisokaidō rokujūkyū eki)
「木曽六十九駅 河渡 稲葉山 斎藤道三」 四代目大谷友右衛門
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yawataya Sakujirō (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ōtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yawataya Sakujirō (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Ōtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ōban; 37.7 x 26.1 cm (14 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.17323
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Gifu-ken Hakubutsukan, Shichidaime Danjūrō to Kunisada, Kuniyoshi (2001), #110-55
DescriptionStation 55.
The historical warrior Saitō Dōsan (1494-1556) could be called by his real name in kabuki plays, since he had lived before 1573. He was the lord of Inaba Castle on Mount Inaba (now renamed Kinkazan).
The historical warrior Saitō Dōsan (1494-1556) could be called by his real name in kabuki plays, since he had lived before 1573. He was the lord of Inaba Castle on Mount Inaba (now renamed Kinkazan).
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 12
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Takichi
改印：衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師：彫多吉
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Takichi
改印：衣笠、村田、子十二
彫師：彫多吉
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.