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「今様押絵鏡 茶屋廻リ三吉」 中村子雀
Actor Nakamura Shijaku as Chaya Mawari Sankichi, from the series Mirrors for Collage Pictures in the Modern Style (Imayô oshi-e kagami)
「今様押絵鏡 茶屋廻リ三吉」 中村子雀
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Fujiokaya Keijirō (Shōrindō) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), intercalary 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 34.8 x 24.5 cm (13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.40951
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPlay: Hana-gatami Gojûsan Tsugi
Theater: Morita
Shijaku is a poetry name, probably of the Nakamura family; the actor has not been definitely identified.
花摘篭五十三駅（はながたみごじゅうさんつぎ）
守田
1860、万延０１
Theater: Morita
Shijaku is a poetry name, probably of the Nakamura family; the actor has not been definitely identified.
花摘篭五十三駅（はながたみごじゅうさんつぎ）
守田
1860、万延０１
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Monkey intercalary 3 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：申壬三改
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：申壬三改
彫師：横川彫竹
Inscriptions「下艸のかすに入りけれ廓の花 子雀」
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.