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「見立三番叟」
Imitating the Sanbasô Dance (Mitate Sanbasô)
「見立三番叟」
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô (Dansendô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1855 (Ansei 2)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (key block); ink on paper, with slight hand-applied color
Dimensions
Uchiwa-e on horizontal aiban sheet; 27.1 x 30.6 cm (10 11/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.41545
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Suzuki 1992, #291; Hizô Ukiyo-e taikan/Ukiyo-e Masterpieces in European Collections 5, Victoria and Albert Museum II (1987), pl. 37; TNM Ukiyo-e cat. 3 (1963), #3073
DescriptionFrom a triptych of fan prints showing women imitating the traditional dramatic characters Okina, Senzai, and Sanbasô, co-designed with Kunisada and Hiroshige.
Signed
Ichiyûsai Kuniyoshi ga
一勇斎国芳画
一勇斎国芳画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, ...
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Take
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.