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「江戸名所図会 十九 丸山 犬山道節」 五代目松本幸四郎
No. 19, Maruyama: Actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V as Inuyama Dôsetsu, from the series Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho zue)
「江戸名所図会 十九 丸山 犬山道節」 五代目松本幸四郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Chûsuke (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Nogen (Japanese)
Publisher: Iseya Chûsuke (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Hori Nogen (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 9th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.3 x 24.8 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Colophon (at left): 35.3 x 15.5 cm (13 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Colophon (at left): 35.3 x 15.5 cm (13 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29773
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29773, 11.42276
The final sheet of an album, still attached to the back cover, with a colophon giving what appears to be the name and addres of the owner at the left.
The final sheet of an album, still attached to the back cover, with a colophon giving what appears to be the name and addres of the owner at the left.
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 Nogen
改印：浜、馬込、子九
彫師：彫乃げん
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Nogen
改印：浜、馬込、子九
彫師：彫乃げん
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.