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「当盛見立三十六花撰（とうせいみたてさんじふろくくわせん） 五三の桐 真柴久吉」 初代坂東彦三郎
The Paulownia Crest (Gosan no kiri): (Actor Bandô Hikosaburô I as) Mashiba Hisayoshi, from the series Popular Matches for Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tôsei mitate sanjûroku kasen)
「当盛見立三十六花撰（とうせいみたてさんじふろくくわせん） 五三の桐 真柴久吉」 初代坂東彦三郎
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzô (Aikindô)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Publisher: Hiranoya Shinzô (Aikindô)
Blockcutter: Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
Japanese
Edo period
1862 (Bunkyû 2), 2nd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 35.6 x 23.8 cm (14 x 9 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThe series: 36 sheets (11.42370-11.42405) plus title page (11.26606).
見立
見立
Signed
Kiô Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
喜翁豊国画(年玉枠)
Marks
Censor's seal: Dog 2 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：戌二改
彫師：横川彫竹
Blockcutter's mark: Yokokawa Hori Take
改印：戌二改
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.