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春宵梅の魁 四代目坂東彦三郎、五代目沢村長十郎、三代目関三十郎
Plum Blossoms at Their Height on a Spring Night: Actors Bandô Hikosaburô IV, Sawamura Chôjûrô V, Seki Sanjûrô III
春宵梅の魁 四代目坂東彦三郎、五代目沢村長十郎、三代目関三十郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shōshichi (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ebisuya Shōshichi (Kinshōdō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1850–52 (Kaei 3–5)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.4 x 25.8 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40782
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionCenter sheet of incomplete triptych, with the title on the left sheet.
MFA impressions: 11.40782 (center sheet only), 2009.4992.2a-c (complete)
名主印「浜」「馬込」の組合せは嘉永2年1月以降、また「シタ売」は嘉永3年以降に出るので本作はそれ以降のもの。
MFA impressions: 11.40782 (center sheet only), 2009.4992.2a-c (complete)
名主印「浜」「馬込」の組合せは嘉永2年1月以降、また「シタ売」は嘉永3年以降に出るので本作はそれ以降のもの。
Signed
Kôchôrô Toyokuni ga
香蝶楼豊国画
香蝶楼豊国画
Marks
Censors' seals: Hama, Magome, shita-uri
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、シタ売
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：浜、馬込、シタ売
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.