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「涼調珍盛の七草 手代清七」 初代坂東竹三郎
Actor Bandô Takesaburô I as the Clerk (Tedai) Seishichi, from the series Seven Flourishing Plants on Lanterns for Summer Evenings (Suzumi chôchin sakari no nanakusa)
「涼調珍盛の七草 手代清七」 初代坂東竹三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 6th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.4 x 23.9 cm (13 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29739
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29739, 11.43167
The actor did play this part, but not until the 11th month of the year; so this design must be an imagined role (mitate).
嘉永5年11月中村座「廂春茲光秀」二番目「恋花章梅かしく」で、<1>坂東竹三郎は手代清七役を上演。
The actor did play this part, but not until the 11th month of the year; so this design must be an imagined role (mitate).
嘉永5年11月中村座「廂春茲光秀」二番目「恋花章梅かしく」で、<1>坂東竹三郎は手代清七役を上演。
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censors' seals: Fuku, Muramatsu, Rat 6
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：福、村松、子六
彫師：彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
改印：福、村松、子六
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.