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「当世勇之花」 四代目中村芝翫 初代河原崎権十郎 三代目市川市蔵
Modern Flowers of Bravery (Tôsei isami no hana): Actors Nakamura Shikan IV (R), Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I (C), and Ichikawa Ichizô III (L)
「当世勇之花」 四代目中村芝翫 初代河原崎権十郎 三代目市川市蔵
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.3 x 76.5 cm (14 5/16 x 30 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.37572a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Newland, Yoshitoshi (2011), #10; Museum of Kyoto, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi ten (2001), #46
Signed
Ikkaisai Yoshitoshi ga (right and left sheets), Gyokuôrô Yoshitoshi ga (center sheet)
一魁斎芳年画 玉桜楼芳年画
一魁斎芳年画 玉桜楼芳年画
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey 2 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申二改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：申二改
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.