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「東海道五十三次之内 草津大津間 鳥井川 金棒引」 二代目中山文五郎
Toriigawa, between Kusatsu and Ôtsu: (Actor Nakayama Bungorô II as) Kanabôhiki, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi)
「東海道五十三次之内 草津大津間 鳥井川 金棒引」 二代目中山文五郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Publisher: Izutsuya Shôkichi, Japanese
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 34.6 x 23.7 cm (13 5/8 x 9 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29466
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Marks, Kunisada's Tôkaidô (2013), #T63-53C, p. 157
DescriptionStation no. 53-54.
MFA impressions: 11.29466, 11.43233, 59.1147.138
MFA impressions: 11.29466, 11.43233, 59.1147.138
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome, Rat 9
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：浜、馬込、子九
彫師：彫千之助
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：浜、馬込、子九
彫師：彫千之助
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.