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「見立夜桜」 右から 四代目市川小団次、八代目片岡仁左衛門、二代目尾上菊次郎 初代中村福助、初代市川広五郎、初代中村鶴蔵 二代目尾上和市、四代目尾上菊五郎、十二代目市村羽左衛門ヵ 二代目沢村訥升、初代河原崎権十郎、三代目市川市蔵 三代目岩井粂三郎、初代坂東亀蔵、五代目坂東彦三郎
Cherry Blossoms at Night, an Imaginary Scene (Mitate yozakura): Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Kataoka Nizaemon VIII, and Onoe Kikujirô II (R); Nakamura Fukusuke I, Ichikawa Hirogorô I, and Nakamura Tsuruzô I (CR); Onoe Waichi II, Onoe Kikugorô IV, and Ichimura Uzaemon XII (?) (C); Sawamura Tosshô II, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, and Ichikawa Ichizô III (CL); Iwai Kumesaburô III, Bandô Kamezô I, and Bandô Hikosaburô V (L)
「見立夜桜」 右から 四代目市川小団次、八代目片岡仁左衛門、二代目尾上菊次郎 初代中村福助、初代市川広五郎、初代中村鶴蔵 二代目尾上和市、四代目尾上菊五郎、十二代目市村羽左衛門ヵ 二代目沢村訥升、初代河原崎権十郎、三代目市川市蔵 三代目岩井粂三郎、初代坂東亀蔵、五代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Publisher: Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban pentaptych; 36 x 123.5 cm (14 3/16 x 48 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42161a-e
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (on each sheet)
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Horse 2
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午二
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：午二
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.