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「色真猿若葉門松（いろまさるわかばのかどまつ） 吉例年頭の図」 三代目沢村田之助 初代河原崎権十郎 四代目市川小団次
New Year Gate Pines with Young Needles of Intense Color, Good Fortune at the Beginning of the Year (Iro masaru wakaba no kadomatsu, kichirei nentô no zu): Actors Sawamura Tanosuke III (L), Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I (C), and Ichikawa Kodanji IV (R), with attendants, making New Year visits
「色真猿若葉門松（いろまさるわかばのかどまつ） 吉例年頭の図」 三代目沢村田之助 初代河原崎権十郎 四代目市川小団次
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1859 (Ansei 6), 10th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban triptych; 36.6 × 74.4 cm (14 7/16 × 29 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.38987a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Kunisada ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
国貞画(年玉枠）
国貞画(年玉枠）
Marks
Censor's seal: Goat 10 aratame
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未十改
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：未十改
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.