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「十二艶之内」 「新役者附 市川団蔵」（四代目市川団蔵） 遊女
The Eleventh Month: Courtesan with Snow Rabbit and Theater Program, from the series A Set of Twelve Lovely Women (Jûni en no uchi); Calendar for 1799
「十二艶之内」 「新役者附 市川団蔵」（四代目市川団蔵） 遊女
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japanese
Edo period
1799 (Kansei 11)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
14 x 9.1 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession Number49.576
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe 11th month was the beginning of the theater season. The large folded paper lying across the inkstone on the writing desk reads "New Guide to Actors (Shin yakusha zuke): Ichikawa Danzô" (presumably referring to Danzô IV, who used the name from 1773 to 1808. On the miniature standing screen on the desk are the numbers of the short months: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12.
Signed
Toyokuni ga
豊国画
豊国画
Provenance1949, purchased by the MFA from an unidentified source. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)