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初代岩井杜若の死絵、三代目岩井粂三郎ヵ
Memorial Portrait of Actor Iwai Tojaku I, with Iwai Kumesaburô III (?)
初代岩井杜若の死絵、三代目岩井粂三郎ヵ
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Japanese
Edo period
1847 (Kôka 4), 4th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 24.5 cm (14 5/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40158
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.29717, 11.40158, 11.44687
Signed
Hanmoto no ôju Toyokuni ga
梓元の應需豊国画
梓元の應需豊国画
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
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.