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「風流見立六花撰」 右から 初代河原崎権十郎 四代目尾上菊五郎 初代中村福助 三代目岩井粂三郎 三代目市川市蔵 五代目坂東彦三郎
A Fashionable Imaginary Selection of Six Flowers (Fûryû mitate rokkasen): Actors, R to L: Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Onoe Kikugorô IV, Nakamura Fukunosuke I, Iwai Kumesaburô III, Ichikawa Ichizô III, Bandô Hikosaburô V
「風流見立六花撰」 右から 初代河原崎権十郎 四代目尾上菊五郎 初代中村福助 三代目岩井粂三郎 三代目市川市蔵 五代目坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Iseya Kanekichi (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1858 (Ansei 5), 11th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban hexaptych; 35.7 x 136.3 cm (14 1/16 x 53 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42200a-f
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 11
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：午十一
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：午十一
彫師：横川彫竹
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.