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「擬絵当合 戊」「児雷也」初代河原崎権十郎、「勇美之助」三代目嵐璃寛
Tsuchinoe (No. 5 of the Ten Stems): Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya and Arashi Rikaku III as Yuminosuke (inset), from the series Playful Comparisons of Pictures (Nazorae eawase)
「擬絵当合 戊」「児雷也」初代河原崎権十郎、「勇美之助」三代目嵐璃寛
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 12th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.2 x 24.5 cm (14 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40344
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Chicken 12 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawadô Hori Take
改印：酉十二改
彫師：横川堂彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawadô Hori Take
改印：酉十二改
彫師：横川堂彫竹
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.