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「と 七津伊呂波東都富士尽」「五斗兵衛」四代目中村歌右衛門 「本町富し」
The Syllable To: Fuji from Honmachi (Honmachi no Fuji) and (Actor Nakamura Utaemon IV as) Gotobei, from the series Views of Fuji from the Eastern Capital and Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Nanatsu iroha tôto fuji zukushi)
「と 七津伊呂波東都富士尽」「五斗兵衛」四代目中村歌右衛門 「本町富し」
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 8th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35 x 24.7 cm (13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.36602
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.36601, 11.36602
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censors' seals: Kinugasa, Murata, Rat 8
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：衣笠、村田、子八
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: January 19, 2005)
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.