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「江戸の花 色の立贔屓」「一ふり似たか 声色一口茄」 「男達曙源太 家橘」（四代目市村家橘）
Actor Ichimura Kakitsu IV as the Otokodate Akebono Genta, from the series The Sexiest Actors in Edo, Their Portraits and Their Voices (Edo no hana iro no tatehiki, ichifuri nitari, kowairo hitokuchi nasubi)
「江戸の花 色の立贔屓」「一ふり似たか 声色一口茄」 「男達曙源太 家橘」（四代目市村家橘）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Iseya Tôkichi (Daikyôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Publisher: Iseya Tôkichi (Daikyôdô) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Japanese
Edo period
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.5 x 24 cm (14 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42302
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description(見立)
Signed
Nanajûhassai Toyokuni hitsu, in toshidama cartouche
七十八歳豊国筆(年玉枠)
七十八歳豊国筆(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Boar 2 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Mino
改印：亥二改
彫師：彫工巳の
Blockcutter's mark: Horikô Mino
改印：亥二改
彫師：彫工巳の
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.