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「風俗花立見 東都吉原の桜」 「あけ巻」初代坂東しうか、「助六」八代目市川団十郎
Cherry Blossoms of the Yoshiwara in the Eastern Capital (Tôto Yoshiwara no sakura): Actors Bandô Shûka I as Agemaki and Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Sukeroku, from the series Comparison of Fashionable Cherry Blossoms (Fûzoku hana kurabe)
「風俗花立見 東都吉原の桜」 「あけ巻」初代坂東しうか、「助六」八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.5 x 24.9 cm (14 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.25940
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 4
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子四
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：衣笠、村田、子四
彫師：彫竹
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.