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「五行ノ内木」 「大伴黒主」八代目片岡仁左衛門、「墨染桜精」三代目沢村田之助
Wood (Ki): Actors Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Ôtomo no Kuronushi and Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Spirit of the Ink-dyed Cherry Blossoms (Sumizome-zakura no sei), from the series The Five Elements (Gogyô no uchi)
「五行ノ内木」 「大伴黒主」八代目片岡仁左衛門、「墨染桜精」三代目沢村田之助
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Maruya Tokuzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Publisher: Maruya Tokuzô (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.3 x 25.7 cm (14 11/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21910
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
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: Monkey 9 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane
改印：申九改
彫師：小泉彫兼
Blockcutter's mark: Koizumi Hori Kane
改印：申九改
彫師：小泉彫兼
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.