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「怪童丸元服之図」
The Adulthood Ceremony of Kaidômaru (Kaidômaru genpuku no zu)
「怪童丸元服之図」
Utagawa Kunisada II (Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV) (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Japanese
Edo period
1852 (Kaei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban diptych; 34.5 × 47.8 cm (13 9/16 × 18 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40084a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPublisher's mark: illegible
Signed
Ichijusai Kunisada ga (on the right sheet), Baichôrô Kunisada ga (on the left sheet)
一寿斎国貞画 梅蝶楼国貞画
一寿斎国貞画 梅蝶楼国貞画
Marks
Censors' seals: Mera, Watanabe, Rat 11
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子十一
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：米良、渡辺、子十一
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.