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Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII in three roles: Soga Gorô Tokimune, Ashikaga Jirô Mitsuuji, and Ebizako no Jû


「曽我五郎時致」「足利次郎光氏」「ゑびざこの十」 八代目市川団十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2), 3rd month

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 36.8 x 27.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.29945
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29945, 11.40238

Imaginary performance (mitate).
見立
Signed Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks Censor's seals: aratame, Hare 3
No blockcutter's mark
改印:改、卯三
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.