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「江戸の花名勝会 百 二番組」 「茅場町」 「元結文七 岩井紫若」（二代目）
Hyaku (100; = Hi) Brigade, Second Group, Asaba-chô: Actor Iwai Shijaku II as Mottoi Bunshichi, from the series Flowers of Edo and Views of Famous Places (Edo no hana meishô-e)
「江戸の花名勝会 百 二番組」 「茅場町」 「元結文七 岩井紫若」（二代目）
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Other artist: Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891)
Publisher: Katôya Iwazô (Seibei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Other artist: Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu) (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Other artist: Utagawa Kunihisa II (Japanese, 1832–1891)
Publisher: Katôya Iwazô (Seibei) (Japanese)
Blockcutter: Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
Japanese
Edo period
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 1st month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 36.3 x 24.7 cm (14 5/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.42492
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionPublished after the death of the main artist, Kunisada I/Toyokuni III.
The term “flowers of Edo” (Edo no hana) can refer, among other things, to fires. The title panel for each print in this series shows the lanterns and identifying standard (matoi) for one of the brigades of firefighters (hikeshi) assigned to various districts. On the west side of the Sumida River were 48 brigades named for the symbols of the kana syllabary and grouped into 8 numbered groups (1 to 10, minus the bad-luck numbers 4 and 7). On the east side of the river, brigades were numbered and assigned to directional groups. Outlying districts were covered by special brigades, here designated “extra” (bangai). Each title gives the name or number of a brigade, its group, and its district, followed by the kabuki scene chosen to match it.
薬師茅場町。豊国<3>没後の作品。
(見立)
The term “flowers of Edo” (Edo no hana) can refer, among other things, to fires. The title panel for each print in this series shows the lanterns and identifying standard (matoi) for one of the brigades of firefighters (hikeshi) assigned to various districts. On the west side of the Sumida River were 48 brigades named for the symbols of the kana syllabary and grouped into 8 numbered groups (1 to 10, minus the bad-luck numbers 4 and 7). On the east side of the river, brigades were numbered and assigned to directional groups. Outlying districts were covered by special brigades, here designated “extra” (bangai). Each title gives the name or number of a brigade, its group, and its district, followed by the kabuki scene chosen to match it.
薬師茅場町。豊国<3>没後の作品。
(見立)
Signed
Toyokuni ga, in toshidama cartouche (bottom right); Hiroshige ga (bottom left); Kunihisa ga (top)
豊国画(年玉枠)、広重画、国久画
豊国画(年玉枠)、広重画、国久画
Marks
Censor's seal: Ox 1 aratame
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino
改印：丑正改
彫師：彫巳の
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Mino
改印：丑正改
彫師：彫巳の
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.