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「奉納 五大力 桜屋内 小まんヵ」
Koman of the Sakuraya, from a series known as Votive Hand Towels (Hônô tenugui)
「奉納 五大力 桜屋内 小まんヵ」
Japanese
Edo period
about 1817 (Bunka 14)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 39 x 27 cm (15 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40065
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Schaap, Kunisada (exh. cat., 2016), #1, and checklist 1-1
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.23011, 11.40065
The courtesan is imitating the manner of actor Iwai Hanshirô V.
美人の着物には杜若紋、簪には丁字花があることから、<5>岩井半四郎を意識したものである事がわかる。11.40065は「はんもと仲町」の文字と、落款に貞三升印があるが、11.23011にはいずれもがない。11.23011は後摺ヵ。
The courtesan is imitating the manner of actor Iwai Hanshirô V.
美人の着物には杜若紋、簪には丁字花があることから、<5>岩井半四郎を意識したものである事がわかる。11.40065は「はんもと仲町」の文字と、落款に貞三升印があるが、11.23011にはいずれもがない。11.23011は後摺ヵ。
Signed
Gototei Kunisada ga
五渡亭国貞画
五渡亭国貞画
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
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.