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「絵兄弟見立七福 蛭子」 初代中村福助の浦島太郎
Ebisu: Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Urashima Tarô, from the series Parodies of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Matching Pictures (Ekyôdai mitate Shichifuku)
「絵兄弟見立七福 蛭子」 初代中村福助の浦島太郎
Japanese
Edo period
1856 (Ansei 3), 7th month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 34.4 x 24 cm (13 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42284
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description見立
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
豊国画(年玉枠)
豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Dragon 7
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰七
彫師：なし
No blockcutter's mark
改印：改、辰七
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.