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「元吉要之助」八代目市川団十郎
Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Motoyoshi Yônosuke
「元吉要之助」八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kazusaya Iwazô (Iwakichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Kazusaya Iwazô (Iwakichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 5th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 25 cm (14 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29521
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionRight sheet of incomplete triptych.
MFA impressions: 00.909-11 (complete), 11.29521 (right sheet only), 11.29522 (left sheet only)
Play: Mukashi Banashi Sanshô Dayû
Theater: Kawarazaki
昔談柄三升太夫（むかしばなしさんしょうだゆう）
河原崎
1852、嘉永０５、04・28
MFA impressions: 00.909-11 (complete), 11.29521 (right sheet only), 11.29522 (left sheet only)
Play: Mukashi Banashi Sanshô Dayû
Theater: Kawarazaki
昔談柄三升太夫（むかしばなしさんしょうだゆう）
河原崎
1852、嘉永０５、04・28
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome, Rat 5
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、子五
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、子五
彫師：なし
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.