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「かはほりうち」 三代目岩井粂三郎
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô III in Kawahoriuchi
「かはほりうち」 三代目岩井粂三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei (Kinkōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1846–48 (Kôka 3–Kaei 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.7 x 24.7 cm (14 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.39020
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionForms the right sheet of a diptych, with 11.39021 as the left sheet.
名主印「吉村」「村松」の組合せは、弘化3年12月から嘉永元年まで。
名主印「吉村」「村松」の組合せは、弘化3年12月から嘉永元年まで。
Signed
Ôju Toyokuni ga
応需豊国画
応需豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Muramatsu, Yoshimura
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松、吉村
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：村松、吉村
彫師：なし
InscriptionsPoem: Kasugano no/ wakamurasaki o/ tane to shite/ hiraku azuma no/ kakitsubata ka na
「春日野の若むらさきを種としてひらくあづまのかきつばたかな 鴬亭梅彦」
「春日野の若むらさきを種としてひらくあづまのかきつばたかな 鴬亭梅彦」
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.