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「三番続」 雪月花 月 三代目岩井半四郎
Moon: Actor Iwai Hanshirô V, from a Set of Three (Sanban tsuzuki) representing Snow, Moon, and Flowers
「三番続」 雪月花 月 三代目岩井半四郎
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1829–30 (Bunsei 12–Tenpô 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Shikishiban; 21.3 x 18.6 cm (8 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.26061
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Graybill et al, The Artist's Touch, the Craftsman's Hand (Portland Art Museum cat., 2011), p. 220 (discussed but no photo)
DescriptionThe complete series: 11.26061, 11.26062, 11.26063.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi byô
一勇斎国芳描
一勇斎国芳描
InscriptionsPoem by Ryûôtei Hananari
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.