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「擬五行尽之内 白魚舟の篝火 松若丸」八代目市川団十郎
Fire: The Torches of Night-fishing Boats (Shirauobune no kagaribi); Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Matsuwakamaru, from the series Collection of Exemplars of the Five Elements (Nazorae gogyô zukushi no uchi)
「擬五行尽之内 白魚舟の篝火 松若丸」八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Sugawa Sennosuke (Hori Sennosuke) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36 x 25.2 cm (14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29690
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29690, 11.43046
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 8
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：彫千之助
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
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.